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Lake Orion, MI vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Household income in Sterling Heights, is 23% less than it is in Lake Orion and is 2% above the National Average.
- Lake Orion unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Sterling Heights unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Lake Orion, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,576  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,211$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,818  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Orion, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Orion, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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