City profile · Mid-size City
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Sterling Heights, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Michael C. Taylor
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 134,346
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcesterlingheights.gov/453/Elected-Officials-Compensation-Commissio ↗
- Official leadership pagesterlingheights.gov/453/Elected-Officials-Compensation-Commissio ↗
- City websitesterlingheights.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Michael C. Taylor CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 134,346
- Median household income
- $75,381
- Median age
- 41.2
- Land area
- 36.45 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,685.8 per sq mi
- County
- Macomb County
- Metro area
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$470M
- City hall phone
- (586) 446-2489
- Official website
- sterlingheights.gov ↗
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