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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Sterling Heights is 0% more densely populated than St. Clair Shores.
- People are 13.4% more likely to be married in Sterling Heights.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Sterling Heights.
 St. Clair Shores, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock134,062329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.338.4
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 Population - 201059,767  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock124,471285,036,114
 Population - 199068,107  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,680.093.4
 Land Area11.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 St. Clair Shores, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 St. Clair Shores, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 White88.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 St. Clair Shores, MISterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Married Population47.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households27,051  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,03180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,621  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews
Rick · St. Clair Shores, MI
SCS is slowly going down hill.
Over 7 years ago

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Nelly · Saint Clair Shores, MI
Safe but boring!
Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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jen · Grosse Pointe, MI
many choices
Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews
Todd · Sterling Heights, MI
Need a car
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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IDaveZ · Sterling Heights, MI
Warren consoladated school district
Over 17 years ago

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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Christy · Sterling Heights, MI
Moving out!
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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