Omer vs Sterling

A side-by-side comparison of Omer and Sterling: population, income, housing, and more.

Omer and Sterling are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sterling has the higher population (439 vs 247 in Omer). Sterling has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $48,750 in Omer). Omer has the higher median home value ($89,100 vs $84,700 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Omer	Sterling
Population	247	439
Median age	57.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$58,750
Median home value	$89,100	$84,700
Median gross rent	$800	$771
Housing units	126	185
Homeownership rate	86.9%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Omer	Sterling
Population	259 → 247 (-4.6%)	538 → 439 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$34,821 → $48,750 (+40.0%)	$38,750 → $58,750 (+51.6%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $89,100 (+27.3%)	$67,300 → $84,700 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $800 (-3.0%)	$677 → $771 (+13.9%)

Omer

Population

259247

Median household income

$34,821$48,750

Median home value

$70,000$89,100

Median gross rent

$825$800

Sterling

Population

538439

Median household income

$38,750$58,750

Median home value

$67,300$84,700

Median gross rent

$677$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Omer	Sterling
Under 5	0.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	7.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	5.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	29.6%	15.3%
65 to 74	21.1%	12.8%
75 and over	9.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Omer	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	94.8%
Black or African American	4.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Omer	Sterling
No high school diploma	13.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	44.6%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Omer	Sterling
Drove alone	68.4%	85.0%
Carpooled	28.4%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Omer	Sterling
1-unit, detached	84.1%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Omer	Sterling
Poverty rate	6.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1960	1958