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Sterling, CO

13,172 Population
7.6 square miles 1,728.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 39.2 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Colorado: 37.7 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,573 ±$1,608 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: $30,922 ±$1,681
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $52,636 ±$298
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,283 ±$3,767 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: $51,829 † ±$7,707
  • about half the amount in Colorado: $95,470 ±$578
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19% ±5% (2,090  ±548) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 15.8% † 2,945 (±3.2% / ±600)
  • about double the rate in Colorado: 9.4% 542,093 (±0.2% / ±10,771)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.7 minutes ±2 (72,345  ±11,796) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 17.4 144,705 (±1.5 / ±14,466)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Colorado: 25.2 61,223,800 (±0.1 / ±368,978)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,022 ±209 Number of households
  • the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 8,203 ±201
  • Colorado: 2,374,218 ±4,232
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (10,917  ±217) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 2.3 18,511 (±0.1 / ±216)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,737,481
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.4% ±3.8% (223  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 7.4% † 304 (±2.4% / ±98)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Colorado: 4.9% 69,739 (±0.2% / ±2,225)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,290 ±192 Number of housing units
  • the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 8,741 ±103
  • Colorado: 2,589,053 ±653
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$217,400 ±$12,587 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: $245,300 ±$11,810
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $539,400 ±$2,069
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.8% ±5.4% (2,325  ±705.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 15.5% † 3,225 (±3.6% / ±741)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 15.9% 920,909 (±0.2% / ±13,111.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.1% ±5.8% (8,442  ±607.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 89.9% 13,581 (±4.3% / ±674.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 92.9% 3,804,007 (±0.4% / ±15,208.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±3.1% (1,524  ±299.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 20.1% † 3,039 (±2.4% / ±368.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Colorado: 45.7% 1,871,669 (±0.2% / ±9,771.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.6% ±1.8% (866  ±234) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 5.7% 1,182
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado: 9.8% 576,653
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±2% (764  ±223) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Sterling, CO Micro Area: 7% † 1,199 (±1.4% / ±247)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 7.5% 342,276 (±0.1% / ±3,997)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
764 Total veterans ±223 730 Male ±217 34 Female ±49

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