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Yreka, CA vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Sterling Heights is 0% more densely populated than Yreka.
- People are 28.2% more likely to be married in Sterling Heights.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years older in Sterling Heights.
 Yreka, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock134,062329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.338.4
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 Population - 20107,791  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock124,471285,036,114
 Population - 19906,948  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,680.093.4
 Land Area10.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yreka, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Yreka, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 White68.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.8%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yreka, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.9%10.8%
 Widowed10.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households3,210  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock35,03180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,507  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Yreka    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Visited this place. Whinney and Joan at the Chamber of Commerce were awesome. Everyone in town waved, stopped to let us cross the road, and were friendly. Looking into  More

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Over 17 years ago

corupt city government, "good ole boy" system, insanely high utilites, groceries, and gas. rude, judgemental people, no jobs, lame everything else, welcome to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wanna' live here? Hope you're ultra-conservative and prefer no growth whatsoever except for the size of your wallet. Enjoy lively communities? Stay away from Yreka.  More

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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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