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Sterling, CO Micro Area

21,067 Population
1,838.6 square miles 11.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,538 ±$1,753 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$55,074 ±$6,544 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.1% ±3.3% (2,506  ±639) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

15.8 minutes ±1.4 (138,615  ±14,429) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

8,148 ±207 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (18,953  ±264) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.3% ±2.2% (232  ±96) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

8,709 ±115 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$228,100 ±$12,515 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15.7% ±3.9% (3,286  ±823.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.4% ±4.5% (13,548  ±707.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
18.9% ±2.5% (2,866  ±378.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

4.7% (990  ±230) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.3% ±1.6% (1,432  ±266) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,432 Total veterans ±266 1,364 Male ±256 68 Female ±60

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