Editing Sterling Heights, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 3648
|1950= 6509
|1960= 14622
|1970= 61365
|1980= 108999
|1990= 117810
|2000= 124471
|2010= 129699
|2020= 134346
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328165215/https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Sterling Heights, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sterling Heights city, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2676460&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sterling Heights city, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2676460&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sterling Heights city, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2676460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|111,743
|108,750
|style='background: #ffffe6; |106,149
|89.77%
|83.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.01%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,602
|6,638
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,709
|1.29%
|5.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.48%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|239
|246
|style='background: #ffffe6; |200
|0.19%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6,100
|8,713
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,935
|4.90%
|6.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.14%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|35
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.03%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|122
|158
|style='background: #ffffe6; |337
|0.10%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,965
|2,655
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,728
|2.38%
|2.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,665
|2,523
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,275
|1.34%
|1.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''124,471'''
|'''129,699'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''134,346'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
According to the 2020 Census, a total of 13,641 individuals registered as [[Chaldean Catholic Church|Chaldean]] alone or in any combination in the city, while those identifying as [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] accounted for a further 1,174.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=U.S. Census |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250330194515/https://data.census.gov/table/ |archive-date=2025-03-30 |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=data.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2010, there were 129,699 people, 49,451 households, and 34,515 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3552.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 52,190 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1429.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races; 1.9% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were.

There were 49,451 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 124,471 people, 46,319 households, and 33,395 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,397.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 47,547 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,297.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.50% from two or more races; 1.34% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

Ancestries: [[Polish people|Polish]] (19.0%), [[Germans|German]] (14.4%), [[Italians|Italian]] (12.5%), [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]] (5.7%), [[English people|English]] (5%), [[Chaldean Catholics|Chaldo-Assyrians]] (20.7%), [[Americans|American/US]] (4%) ,and [[Irish People|Irish]] (4%).

In 2000, there were more people in Sterling Heights born in [[Iraq]] than any other foreign country. In that year there were 5,059 people in Sterling Heights born in Iraq. The next three largest nations of foreign birth were [[North Macedonia]] at 1,723, [[Italy]] at 1,442 and [[Poland]] at 1,427.

There were 46,319 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,494, and the median income for a family was $70,140. Males had a median income of $51,207 versus $31,489 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,958. About 4.0% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.