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Sterling Heights, MI vs Moline, IL

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- Moline is 0% more densely populated than Sterling Heights.
- People are 3.1% less likely to be married in Moline.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Moline.
 Sterling Heights, MIMoline, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock42,660329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.338.4
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 Population - 2010129,709  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock43,768285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,810  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,546.193.4
 Land Area36.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sterling Heights, MIMoline, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sterling Heights, MIMoline, ILUnited States
 White81.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.8%12.2%
 Asian7.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sterling Heights, MIMoline, ILUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.342.60
 Households51,129  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,40880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households16,098  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 17 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 18 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 Moline    14 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Illinois Quad Cities. Most of the time was spent in Moline. If you enjoy watersports, there are two rivers, and many  More

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I'm a student in the Quad Cities and have been living at The Mills with two of my friends. It's a newer complex and we haven't had any issues. Just in case anyone is  More

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I felt like I had to give a review after seeing some of the other posts about Moline. I moved here (from Chicago) a year ago, and I absolutely love it. I'll tell you  More

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