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Sterling High School School District, NJ

16,953 Population
3.9 square miles 4,301.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Camden County: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$47,885 ±$4,316 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Camden County: $45,500 ±$634
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$92,526 ±$7,583 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Camden County: $88,755 ±$1,883
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

10.4% ±2.4% (1,743  ±403) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Camden County: 12.4% 64,689 (±0.6% / ±3,120)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)

27.4 minutes ±0.2 (206,950  ±15,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Camden County: 27.4 5,890,185 (±0.3 / ±103,006)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)

Families

6,833 ±317 Number of households
  • Camden County: 202,540 ±891
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
2.5 ±0.1 (16,846  ±79) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Camden County: 2.6 520,835 (±0 / ±264)
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

6% ±2.3% (222  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Camden County: 5% † 6,275 (±0.5% / ±655)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)

Housing

6,895 ±322 Number of housing units
  • Camden County: 213,774 ±143
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$244,100 ±$8,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Camden County: $287,100 ±$3,681
  • about half the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

6.7% ±2% (1,131  ±342.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Camden County: 9.9% 51,404 (±0.6% / ±3,121.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)

Social

91.5% ±4.4% (11,427  ±680.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Camden County: 89.9% 328,520 (±1.2% / ±4,330.3)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
29.1% ±2.9% (3,639  ±384.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Camden County: 36.3% 132,789 (±0.8% / ±2,748.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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

8.5% ±1.9% (1,445  ±325) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Camden County: 12.3% 64,901
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554

3.7% ±1% (495  ±131) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Camden County: 4.7% 18,909 (±0.3% / ±1,104)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
495 Total veterans ±131 463 Male ±131 32 Female ±27

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