COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling Heights vs Troy
PLACE A
Sterling Heights, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Troy, Pennsylvania
Sterling Heights is 10815% larger than Troy. Sterling Heights earns more, with a median household income $28,893 higher. Sterling Heights has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -8%).
STERLING HEIGHTSTROYDIFFERENCE
Total population133,9311,227+10815% vs Troy
Population density3,6751,561+2,114
Population growth3.6%-7.8%+11.3 pts
Median age41.745.0−3.3
Male48.8%47.9%+0.8 pts
Female51.2%52.1%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born28.0%10.8%+17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.2%80.1%−4.0 pts
Black7.4%5.5%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%10.3%−7.3 pts
Asian9.2%1.6%+7.6 pts
Other4.2%2.4%+1.8 pts
Median household income$79,909$51,016+$28,893
Per capita income$38,084$28,576+$9,508
Poverty rate11.1%29.7%−18.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%23.5%+7.6 pts
Graduate degree10.4%10.2%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%1.7%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation61.2%51.3%+9.9 pts
Median home value$274,300$155,900+$118,400
Median gross rent$1,292$603+$689
Owner-occupied75.8%61.0%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%9.9%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.7%42.4%+11.3 pts
Average commute24.727.7−3.0
Worked from home15.7%4.5%+11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured5.7%14.6%−8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025