Latest news about poverty in Sterling, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
8.7% of Sterling, MI residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 53.8% less than the poverty level of 13.4% across the entire state of Michigan. 10.4% of high school graduates and 11.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 28.6%. For comparison, it was 21.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sterling, MI
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sterling:
8.7%
Whole state:
13.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sterling:
3.3%
Whole state:
6.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sterling:
11.7%
Michigan:
21.5%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 17.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sterling:
24.3%
Michigan:
23.2%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
28.6%
Residents above poverty level:
21.4%
Poverty by age in Sterling, MI
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sterling,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
13.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
3.0%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
4.0%45 to 54 years
15.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sterling,MI (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
8.7%35 to 44 years
5.9%45 to 54 years
14.8%55 to 64 years
30.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sterling,MI (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
4.8%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.9%25 to 34 years
4.2%35 to 44 years
6.3%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sterling, MI
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, MI (%)
8.6%White
0.0%American Indian
26.4%2+ races
38.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, MI (absolute numbers)
34White
0American Indian
42+ races
2Hispanic
8.7%Below poverty level
91.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sterling, MI
Children below poverty level:
Sterling, Michigan:
3.9%
State:
17.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sterling:
10.4%
Michigan:
9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sterling:
11.4%
Michigan:
27.1%
57.1%Married-couple family
14.3%Male, no wife present
28.6%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
69.2%Worked part-time
30.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
23.1%1960 to 1969
15.4%1950 to 1959
15.4%1940 to 1949
30.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.9%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
9.4%1980 to 1989
17.3%1970 to 1979
12.2%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
12.2%1940 to 1949
25.9%1939 or earlier
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