Cities / Michigan / Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights, MI

133,573 people

Right Now

Weather

68°F

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 76°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Southeast)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 18.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

DTW

30 mi — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Small Craft Advisory — New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI; Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI

Population & People

Population

133,573

Median age

41.7

Median household income

$79,909

Poverty rate

11.1%

Unemployment rate

6.1%

Bachelor's degree+

31.1%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$274,300

Median gross rent

$1,292/mo

Homeownership rate

75.78%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,411

HUD Fair Market Rent (Macomb County, 9 mi from Sterling Heights), 2026. Efficiency $1009, 1BR $1122, 2BR $1411, 3BR $1724, 4BR $1868. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Michigan commercial electricity

14.48¢/kWh

Michigan industrial electricity

8.59¢/kWh

Michigan residential electricity

20.01¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

730067.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568865.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for Michigan

574.03

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, Michigan-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

30 mi away

CLE

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

101 mi away

GRR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

128 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Michigan energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Michigan economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).