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Sterling Heights, MI vs Merrill, MI

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- Merrill is 0% more densely populated than Sterling Heights.
- People are 3.9% more likely to be married in Merrill.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years younger in Merrill.
 Sterling Heights, MIMerrill, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock862329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 2010129,709  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock782285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,810  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,240.393.4
 Land Area36.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sterling Heights, MIMerrill, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sterling Heights, MIMerrill, MIUnited States
 White81.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian7.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sterling Heights, MIMerrill, MIUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.102.60
 Households51,129  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,098  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
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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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Reviews for Merrill    1 Reviews
Charles · Traverse City, MI
Facts about the village of Merrill
Over 14 years ago

The village of Merrill is ideally located between Alma (15 minutes) and Saginaw (18 minutes) and also in the middle of the State and the U.S. Merrill is also (18  More

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