Population

133,931

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$274,300

Owner-occupied units

Sterling Heights, MI

Michigan · 42.581° N, 83.030° W · 36 sq mi

Sterling Heights is a city in Michigan, with a population of 133,931 and about 3,674 residents per square mile. The median household earns $79,909 a year, and the median home is worth $274,300.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

36 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,674

People per square mile

Rank by population

#225

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#369

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$79,909

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,292

Per month

Homeownership

75.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.7 min

One way

People

Median age

41.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

28%

Households

51,736

2.57 people each

What people here do for work

Manufacturing 21.5^%

Education & health care 19.7^%

Retail trade 11.8^%

Professional & business services 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Michigan

Name

Daniel Gilbert

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$23.7B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Franklin

Source of wealth

Rocket Mortgage

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Michigan · private sector

Employer

University of Michigan

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Michigan

Company

General Motors

Revenue

$187.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Detroit

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Michigan

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Apple Blossom

State capital

Lansing

Nickname

The Great Lakes State

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Detroit, MI14 mi · 649,095
Southfield, MI14 mi · 76,111
Pontiac, MI14 mi · 62,077