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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Mount Clemens · lowest
Mount Clemens · lowest
$52,161 median HH income
- Clinton Townsh · near
Clinton Townsh · near
$73,884 median HH income
- Saint Clair Sh · near
Saint Clair Sh · near
$74,600 median HH income
- Sterling Heigh · this city
Sterling Heigh · this city
$80,018 median HH income
- Harrison Towns · near
Harrison Towns · near
$80,366 median HH income
- New Baltimore · near
New Baltimore · near
$92,929 median HH income
- Macomb · highest
Macomb · highest
$122,262 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.
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×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 6.3 points
48312 to 48313
48312 to 48314
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 .
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 →
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, .