Sterling Heights, MI Population

Overview

134,062

Total Population

41.3

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

51.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,321

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sterling Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sterling Heights is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling Heights's population under 18 was 19.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling Heights, 16.02% were under the age of 15, 19.95% aged 15 to 29, 46.26% aged 30 to 64, 15.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,576 more females than males in Sterling Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Sterling Heights, MI.
The Sterling Heights, MI gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 5,594.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 4,997.

Sterling Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling Heights population: 82.24% are White, 5.97% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.68% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.88% are some other race and 3.06% are multiracial.
Sterling Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,321 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 130,741 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling Heights is White with a population of 110,248 (82.24% of the total population).

Sterling Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 134,112 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling Heights's population increased by 5,052 (4.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling Heights's population increased by 4,403 (3.39%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sterling Heights's population was lowest in year 2000 at 124,657.