Sterling city, Kansas demographics
Population: 2,496
Median age: 27.5
Median household income: 48,092
Sterling is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States.
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Sterling city, KS.
Population
| 2021 | 2,496 |
| 2020 | 2,585 |
| 2019 | 2,596 |
| 2018 | 2,515 |
| 2017 | 2,558 |
| 2016 | 2,490 |
| 2015 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 2,333 |
| 2013 | 2,269 |
| 2012 | 2,249 |
| 2011 | 2,123 |
| 2010 | 2,204 |
| 2009 | 2,553 |
Census data for Sterling city, Kansas
Demographic and housing estimates in Sterling city, Kansas
| Total population | 2,496 |
| Male | 1,259 |
| Female | 1,237 |
| Total population | 2,496 |
| Under 5 years | 102 |
| 5 to 9 years | 157 |
| 10 to 14 years | 195 |
| 15 to 19 years | 424 |
| 20 to 24 years | 333 |
| 25 to 34 years | 226 |
| 35 to 44 years | 171 |
| 45 to 54 years | 245 |
| 55 to 59 years | 91 |
| 60 to 64 years | 114 |
| 65 to 74 years | 244 |
| 75 to 84 years | 147 |
| 85 years and over | 47 |
| Median age (years) | 27.5 |
| Under 18 years | 601 |
| 16 years and over | 1,993 |
| 18 years and over | 1,895 |
| 21 years and over | 1,475 |
| 62 years and over | 512 |
| 65 years and over | 438 |
| Total population | 2,496 |
| One race | 2,406 |
| White | 2,300 |
| Black or African American | 65 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 30 |
| Some other race | 7 |
| Two or more races | 90 |
| Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 1,867 |
| Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 926 |
| Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 941 |
Social characteristics in Sterling city, Kansas
| Total households | 773 |
| Family households (families) | 376 |
| Married-couple family | 37 |
| Male householder, no wife present, family | 120 |
| Female householder, no husband present, family | 109 |
| Nonfamily households | 240 |
| Average household size | 273 |
| Average family size | 2.56 |
Economic characteristics in Sterling city, Kansas
| Total households | 773 |
| Less than $10,000 | 36 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 68 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 86 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 58 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 153 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 149 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 104 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 97 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 10 |
| $200,000 or more | 12 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 48,092 |
Housing characteristics in Sterling city, Kansas
| Total housing units | 916 |
| Occupied housing units | 773 |
| Vacant housing units | 143 |
| Total housing units | 916 |
| 1-unit, detached | 787 |
| 1-unit, attached | 23 |
| 2 units | 34 |
| 3 or 4 units | 15 |
| 5 to 9 units | 5 |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 |
| 20 or more units | 0 |
| Mobile home | 52 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 |
| Total housing units | 916 |
| Built 2014 or later | 0 |
| Built 2010 to 2013 | 8 |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 52 |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 85 |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 53 |
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 137 |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 66 |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 84 |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 78 |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 353 |
| Total housing units | 916 |
| 1 room | 8 |
| 2 rooms | 16 |
| 3 rooms | 45 |
| 4 rooms | 124 |
| 5 rooms | 260 |
| 6 rooms | 117 |
| 7 rooms | 142 |
| 8 rooms | 121 |
| 9 rooms or more | 83 |
| Median rooms | 5.5 |
| Total housing units | 916 |
| No bedroom | 8 |
| 1 bedroom | 94 |
| 2 bedrooms | 338 |
| 3 bedrooms | 337 |
| 4 bedrooms | 107 |
| 5 or more bedrooms | 32 |
| Occupied housing units | 773 |
| Owner-occupied | 577 |
| Renter-occupied | 196 |
| Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.85 |
| Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 1.72 |
| Occupied housing units | 773 |
| Moved in 2017 or later | 37 |
| Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 259 |
| Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 174 |
| Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 133 |
| Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 58 |
| Moved in 1989 and earlier | 112 |
| Owner-occupied units | 577 |
| Less than $50,000 | 138 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 121 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 160 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 65 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 76 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 8 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 9 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0 |
| Median (dollars) | 108,400 |
| Owner-occupied units | 577 |
| Housing units with a mortgage | 272 |
| Housing units without a mortgage | 305 |
| Occupied units paying rent | 193 |
| Less than $500 | 63 |
| $500 to $999 | 102 |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 28 |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 0 |
| $2,000 to $2,499 | 0 |
| $2,500 to $2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000 or more | 0 |
| Median (dollars) | 562 |
| No rent paid | 3 |
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