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Sterling Heights, MI vs Wyandotte, MI

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- Household income in Wyandotte, is 16% less than it is in Sterling Heights and is 17% below the National Average.
- Sterling Heights unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Wyandotte unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Sterling Heights, MIWyandotte, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,395  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,869$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,436  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sterling Heights, MIWyandotte, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sterling Heights, MIWyandotte, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.5%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 Wyandotte    4 Reviews

The school system is horrible. To big on school of choice the schools are too full and the classrooms are not controlled its complete chaos that Wyandotte residents send  More

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Over 14 years ago

Just not enough room in our schools! The city has closed two schools and has placed the children from them in the remaining schools! that where already full! The staff  More

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Over 16 years ago

Wyandotte is the kind of town that has kept the small town feel by keeping Wal-Mart and other big box stores out of the city. Wyandotte also has one of the best school  More

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