Sterling vs Twining

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

Sterling and Twining 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 209 in Twining). Sterling has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $41,944 in Twining). Sterling has the higher median home value ($84,700 vs $67,500 in Twining).

Population, income & housing

	Sterling	Twining
Population	439	209
Median age	45.1 yrs	24.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$41,944
Median home value	$84,700	$67,500
Median gross rent	$771	$818
Housing units	185	103
Homeownership rate	84.7%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sterling	Twining
Population	538 → 439 (-18.4%)	136 → 209 (+53.7%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $58,750 (+51.6%)	$46,000 → $41,944 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $84,700 (+25.9%)	$62,100 → $67,500 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $771 (+13.9%)	$850 → $818 (-3.8%)

Sterling

Population

538439

Median household income

$38,750$58,750

Median home value

$67,300$84,700

Median gross rent

$677$771

Twining

Population

136209

Median household income

$46,000$41,944

Median home value

$62,100$67,500

Median gross rent

$850$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sterling	Twining
Under 5	3.9%	15.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	24.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	7.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	2.9%
75 and over	7.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sterling	Twining
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sterling	Twining
No high school diploma	9.1%	25.5%
High school graduate	45.9%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sterling	Twining
Drove alone	85.0%	47.1%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	13.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	30.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sterling	Twining
1-unit, detached	85.9%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Sterling	Twining
Poverty rate	8.2%	34.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	47
Median year structure built	1958	1959