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Sterling Heights Population 2024

Sterling Heights is the city in Michigan State of United States, Sterling Heights population in 2024 is estimated to be 134,842, covers city area of 36.72 sq mi (95.10 sq km), ranks fourth largest city in Michigan State, two-hundred-eleventh city in the United States. Sterling Heights population as per 2020 census is 134,346 compared to 2010 population is 129,699, with increase number of 4,647 people growth of 3.6 percent.

Below is the Sterling Heights population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010129,709
2011130,0310.25
2012130,6710.49
2013131,5280.66
2014132,1480.47
2015132,051-0.07
2016132,5280.36
2017132,7310.15
2018132,9640.18
2019133,8990.70
2020134,3460.33
2021 *133,256-0.811
2022 *133,9550.52
2023 *134,7750.61
2024 *134,8420.05
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Sterling Heights Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Sterling Heights population is 132,429, out of these 63,208 are male, 69,221 are female, The sex ratio of Sterling Heights is 91. The median age of the Sterling Heights population is 42.2, Sterling Heights population by age are, under 18 years is 23,383, 16 years and over is 112,533, 18 years and over is 109,046, 21 years and over is 104,787, 65 years and over is 30,098. 47.7% are male, 52.3% are female, Population of Sterling Heights by age percent-wise is, 17.7% are under 18 years old, 85.0% are 16 years and over, 82.3% are 18 years and over, 79.1% are 21 years and over, 18.9% are 65 years and over. There are total 52,687 housing units, The voting population of Sterling Heights are 100,530, out of these 48,881 are male voters, 51,649 are female voters, 48.6% are male, 51.4% are female. Sterling Heights population in 2023 is estimated to be 134,237, population in 2022 is estimated to be 133,955, and in 2021 is estimated to be 133,256.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -55,2914.0%
5 - 96,9615.3%
10 - 146,6185.0%
15 - 197,4815.6%
20 - 246,7085.1%
25 - 3421,47516.2%
35 - 4414,91811.3%
45 - 5417,86613.5%
55 - 5911,4398.6%
60 - 648,6556.5%
65 - 7413,88310.5%
75 - 848,0626.1%
85 and over3,0722.3%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Sterling Heights Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Sterling Heights by race are:

White Population

White population in Sterling Heights, Michigan are 109,955, percentage wise 83.0 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Sterling Heights, Michigan are 6,749, percentage wise 5.1 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Sterling Heights, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Sterling Heights are 11,577, percentage wise 8.7 percent are asians, out of these 6,143 are Asian Indians, 670 are Chinese, 1,069 are Filipinos, 59 are Japanese, 288 are Korean, 809 are Vietnamese and 2,539 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Sterling Heights, Michigan are 2,020. Percentage wise 1.5 percent are hispanics, out of these are Mexican people, are Puerto Ricans, are Cubans, and are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race132,429Percent
White109,95583.0%
Black or African American6,7495.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native690.1%
Asian Population11,5778.7%
Asian Indian6,1434.6%
Chinese6700.5%
Filipino1,0690.8%
Japanese590.0%
Other Asian Population2,539
Hispanic or Latino2,0201.5%
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Sterling Heights native population is 96,220, out of these 83,563 born in the Michigan state and 11,354 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 36,209, out of these 26,290 are Naturalized US citizen, 4,849 are in Europe, 20,182 in Asia, 287 in Latin America and 972 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Sterling Heights are 9,919, out of these 3,488 are from Europe, 5,742 are from Asia, 105 from Africa, 344 are from Latin America and 240 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native96,220
Born in state of residence83,563
Born in other state in the United States11,354
Northeast1,777
Midwest4,368
South3,954
West1,255
Born outside the United States1,303
Puerto Rico0
U.S. Island Areas39
Born abroad of American parent(s)1,264
Foreign born
Born outside of United States36,209
Naturalized U.S. citizen26,290
Europe4,849
Asia20,182
Africa0
Oceania0
Latin America287
Northern America972
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen9,919
Europe3,488
Asia5,742
Africa105
Oceania0
Latin America344
Northern America240
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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