Sterling Heights, MI Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over97,973100.0
In labor force66,72668.1
Civilian labor force
66,65968.0
Employed
64,34065.7
Unemployed
2,3192.4
Percent of civilian labor force
3.5(X)
Armed Forces
670.1
Not in labor force31,24731.9
Females 16 years and over50,557100.0
In labor force30,26459.9
Civilian labor force
30,25659.8
Employed
29,20657.8
Own children under 6 years9,301100.0
All parents in family in labor force5,20856.0
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over63,247100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone57,46090.9
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled3,9516.2
Public transportation (including taxicab)2040.3
Walked4120.7
Other means2150.3
Worked at home1,0051.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.4(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over64,340100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations22,84435.5
Service occupations7,88912.3
Sales and office occupations19,21329.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations510.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations4,9277.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations9,41614.6
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining530.1
Construction3,2265.0
Manufacturing16,63925.9
Wholesale trade2,4713.8
Retail trade9,10514.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,5832.5
Information1,4752.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing4,0916.4
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services6,77410.5
Educational, health and social services9,65115.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services4,7777.4
Other services (except public administration)2,3723.7
Public administration2,1233.3
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers56,77988.2
Government workers5,0217.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business2,3763.7
Unpaid family workers1640.3
INCOME IN 1999
Households46,381100.0
Less than $10,0002,1574.7
$10,000 to $14,9991,7953.9
$15,000 to $24,9993,7498.1
$25,000 to $34,9994,4739.6
$35,000 to $49,9996,49714.0
$50,000 to $74,99910,77323.2
$75,000 to $99,9998,08717.4
$100,000 to $149,9996,97715.0
$150,000 to $199,9991,3212.8
$200,000 or more5521.2
Median household income (dollars)60,494(X)
With earnings38,94184.0
Mean earnings (dollars)
67,316(X)
With Social Security income11,31824.4
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,429(X)
With Supplemental Security Income1,0492.3
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,402(X)
With public assistance income9632.1
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
3,113(X)
With retirement income8,82819.0
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,075(X)
Families33,548100.0
Less than $10,0008352.5
$10,000 to $14,9996401.9
$15,000 to $24,9991,8555.5
$25,000 to $34,9992,3737.1
$35,000 to $49,9994,35013.0
$50,000 to $74,9998,30224.7
$75,000 to $99,9997,08821.1
$100,000 to $149,9996,39519.1
$150,000 to $199,9991,2313.7
$200,000 or more4791.4
Median family income (dollars)70,140(X)
Per capita income (dollars)24,958(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers51,207(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers31,489(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,335(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)4.0
With related children under 18 years970(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)6.0
With related children under 5 years
475(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)7.8
Families with female householder, no husband present526(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.8
With related children under 18 years476(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)24.3
With related children under 5 years
242(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)41.9
Individuals6,480(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.2
18 years and over4,457(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)4.8
65 years and over
1,041(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)7.5
Related children under 18 years1,944(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)6.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
1,304(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)5.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,947(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)12.0
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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