Sterling Heights, Michigan Opportunity Zones

Michigan Opportunity Zones

Number Of Census Tracts 27

Number Of QOZs 2

Percent Of Census Tracts 7.41%

Number Of LICS 2

Sterling Heights lies in the state of Michigan which has conformed to the federal tax code since Opportunity Zone legislation was implemented in the IRC. Both the city and state have adopted these new provisions.

Out of the 27 census tracts that exist within, or partially within the city of Sterling Heights 2 have been designated eligible for Qualified Opportunity Fund investment. This represents approximately 7.41% of the census tracts in the city. Of the zones that are eligible, 2 qualify as a low-income community. This means the poverty rate was above 20%, or that the median household income was below 80% of the state or metropolitan area’s median household income.

The remaining zones qualified as contiguous, meaning they were located adjacent to an eligible tract, and the median household income did not exceed 125% of that eligible tract. Sterling Heights lies in the state of Michigan which automatically conforms to the federal tax code as it is amended. Both the city and state have adopted the new Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions. Michigan has 288 opportunity zones, which means Sterling Heights contains 0.69% of the Qualified Opportunity Zones that exist within the state.

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