Sterling, CO Demographic Data
Sterling, CO Summary
Sterling is located in Logan County in Colorado
- Population: 14,642
- Area: 7.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,924.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,928.81 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
Colorado Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in CO
Counties With Largest Population in CO
Sponsored
Sterling, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,407
46%
50.8
Male
7,569
54%
49.2
Total Population
13,976
323,128,000
Sterling, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
887
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
836
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
655
4.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,190
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,570
11.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,035
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,851
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,325
9.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
689
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
690
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,091
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
530
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
627
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,146
79.8%
77.2
Female
4,899
44.0%
51.3
Male
6,247
56.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,796
70.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,645
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,248
16.1%
15.2
Female
1,344
59.8%
55.8
Male
904
40.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Sterling, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,607
97.4%
96.8
White
12,472
89.2%
72.6
Black or African American
424
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
372
2.7%
0.8
Asian
195
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
73
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
109
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
16
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
16
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
128
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
369
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,646
18.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,975
14.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
218
1.6%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
444
3.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,330
81.1%
82.2
Sterling, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
451
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
609
6.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,235
36.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,237
25.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
932
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
922
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
452
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,060
12.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,778
87.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,374
15.5%
31.2
Sterling, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,666
40.2%
33.7%
Now Married
4,413
38.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,543
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
241
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
735
6.3
5.8%
Sterling, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,048
92.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,041
8.0%
21.6%
Spanish
970
7.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
37
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
34
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sterling, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
739
14.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
472
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
627
12.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
555
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
864
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
831
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
529
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
357
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
31
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
36,282
57,617
Per capita income
20,084
31,128
Sterling, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
249
3.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
908
14.0%
9.8
Construction
512
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,320
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
145
2.2%
6.6
Information
58
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
549
8.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
452
6.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
507
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
588
9.0%
4.6
Retail trade
786
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
325
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
109
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,005
15.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,344
20.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
962
14.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,561
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,636
25.1%
18.1%
Sterling, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,431
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,775
74.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,015
15.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.2%
5.1
Walked
401
6.2%
2.7
Other means
73
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
153
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.6
26.6
Sterling, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
723
14.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,002
39.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,471
29.0%
37.1
3 or more
873
17.2%
21.0
Sterling, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,069
90.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,535
50.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,534
50.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
512
9.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Sterling, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,581
1 room
169
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
102
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
599
10.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,261
22.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,535
27.5%
19.8
6 rooms
841
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
337
6.0%
12.0
8 rooms
335
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
402
7.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sterling, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,581
1-unit, detached
3,319
59.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
210
3.8%
5.9
2-units
217
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
527
9.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
205
3.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
119
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
395
7.1%
9.0
Mobile home
570
10.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
19
0.3%
0.1
Sterling, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,042
18.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
291
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,214
21.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
591
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
983
17.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
533
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
468
8.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
326
5.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
133
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sterling, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,725
73.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
65
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,237
24.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sterling, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,267
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
33
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
3.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
83
6.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
526
41.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
579
45.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
664
52.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
118
9.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
138
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
95
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
252
19.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sterling, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,461
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
16
0.7%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
49
2.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
92
3.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
389
15.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
586
23.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,329
54.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
73
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
702
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
208
8.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
266
11.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
427
17.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
348
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
144
6.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,000
41.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
141
0.0%
0.0%
Sterling, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,535
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
421
16.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
764
30.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
613
24.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
445
17.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
245
9.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
47
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,000
205,000
