Sterling Heights, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sterling Heights, MI: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 129,683. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet STERLING-HEIGHTS-MI · Sterling Heights, MI 4 ZIPs · 129,683 pop · #9236/25278 · Macomb County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $80,018
  • RANK-UPPER #9236/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harrison Townshi
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-MID 129,683
  • SPREAD-MOD 48312→48313
  • HOME-MID $284,400

Nearest income peer: Harrison Township, MI (+ $348 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sterling Heights

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sterling Heights on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sterling Heights, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
129,683
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,018
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 48310 (42,766 residents). Household income $80,018 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sterling Heights as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, New Lothrop is the closest lower-income city and Fort Gratiot the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sterling Heights.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Sterling Heights differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Sterling Heights: $68,061 in ZIP 48312 to $88,065 in 48313. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

48312 to 48313

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

48312 to 48314

Poverty-rate spread
6.3 points

48313 to 48310

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Sterling Heights residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Sterling Heights: the largest, 48310, is only about 33% of 129,683 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Sterling Heights

Citywide ZBP: 3,212 establishments, 66,353 employees , annual payroll $4,478,215k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48310 (1,046 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (433) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Sterling Heights, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Macomb County, which covers 37 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Sterling Heights. See the Macomb County roll-up →

Sterling Heights lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Macomb County: Macomb, Utica and New Baltimore earn more and Warren, Clinton Township and Saint Clair Shores earn less. Macomb marks the far end of that range at $122,262, 53% above Sterling Heights.

Side-by-side: Compare 48310 vs 48313 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48310 42,766 $78,058 1,046 1,952
48313 33,952 $88,065 657 1,444
48312 32,720 $68,061 813 1,123
48314 20,245 $85,889 696 1,015

Sterling Heights roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sterling Heights, .