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Sterling City, TX

1,256 Population
1 square miles 1,282.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.9 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Sterling County: 32.1 † ±4.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,329 ±$5,817 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Sterling County: $29,196 † ±$5,361
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,615 ±$38,095 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Sterling County: $64,954 † ±$18,855
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.9% ±3% (47  ±37) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sterling County: 4.3% † 62 (±2.9% / ±42)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.4 minutes ±5 (10,870  ±3,270) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Sterling County: 24.4 † 12,440 (±4.3 / ±3,298)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

319 ±70 Number of households
  • Sterling County: 399 † ±66
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.8 ±1.1 (1,222  ±216) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sterling County: 3.6 † 1,434 (±0.7 / ±172)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.8% ±3% (8  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Sterling County: 2.6% † 8 (±2.9% / ±9)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

396 ±68 Number of housing units
  • Sterling County: 524 † ±69
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$134,800 ±$36,696 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Sterling County: $147,000 † ±$100,552
  • about half the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.4% ±6.6% (79  ±83.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Sterling County: 5.4% † 79 (±5.7% / ±83.4)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.6% ±9.4% (565  ±116.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sterling County: 84% † 703 (±10% / ±124.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.6% ±8.6% (134  ±62.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Sterling County: 24.5% † 205 (±7.7% / ±69.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about half 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

12.7% ±6.7% (159  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Sterling County: 11.9% † 174 (±5.5% / ±83)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.2% ±1.3% (18  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Sterling County: 1.9% † 18 (±1.1% / ±11)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
18 Total veterans ±11 18 Male ±11 N/A Female ±15

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