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Sterling, CO Micro Area

20,892 Population
1,838.6 square miles 11.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,922 ±$1,681 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,829 ±$7,707 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.8% ±3.2% (2,945  ±600) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.4 minutes ±1.5 (144,705  ±14,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,203 ±201 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (18,511  ±216) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.4% ±2.4% (304  ±98) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,741 ±103 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$245,300 ±$11,810 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.5% ±3.6% (3,225  ±741) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.9% ±4.3% (13,581  ±674.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.1% ±2.4% (3,039  ±368.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-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

5.7% (1,182  ±212) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±1.4% (1,199  ±247) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,199 Total veterans ±247 1,147 Male ±239 52 Female ±50

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