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Sterling Heights, MI vs Las Vegas, NV

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- Household income in Las Vegas, is 13% less than it is in Sterling Heights and is 12% below the National Average.
- Sterling Heights unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Las Vegas unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Sterling Heights, MILas Vegas, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,395  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,356$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,436  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sterling Heights, MILas Vegas, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sterling Heights, MILas Vegas, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.8%13.1%
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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Reviews for Las Vegas    346 Reviews

Shows the worst of American behavior and values. Right up there with New Orleans. But there is a bright side. Liberals flock there. Please  More

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I went to Vegas to visit, and didn’t want to leave. Vegas had something for everyone, from the down and out, to the well to do, and everybody gets alone, because nobody  More

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Everything is available here from filipino cuisines to japanese shops to Winco's to themed cafes. However, the city is a little high in crime. Any side of the east side  More

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