Language Spoken At Home in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,385 | 100% |
English only | 12,718 | 88.4% |
Language other than English | 1,667 | 11.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 604 | 4.2% |
Spanish | 1,491 | 10.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 573 | 4.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 160 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 8 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,367 | 100% |
American | 991 | 6.4% |
Arab | 32 | 0.2% |
Czech | 74 | 0.5% |
Danish | 87 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 364 | 2.4% |
English | 1,069 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 327 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 57 | 0.4% |
German | 4,059 | 26.4% |
Greek | 9 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,278 | 14.8% |
Italian | 543 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 56 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 251 | 1.6% |
Polish | 354 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 34 | 0.2% |
Russian | 37 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 36 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 110 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 140 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 394 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 56 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,005 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,929 | 65.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,921 | 32.0% |
Married-couple family | 2,636 | 43.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,097 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 300 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 157 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 993 | 16.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 667 | 11.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,076 | 34.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,792 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 773 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,082 | 34.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,761 | 29.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,043 | 100% |
Householder | 6,005 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 2,606 | 17.3% |
Child | 4,949 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 635 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 848 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 514 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,573 | 100% |
Never married | 1,769 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 2,765 | 49.6% |
Separated | 138 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 161 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 740 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,496 | 100% |
Never married | 1,692 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,768 | 42.6% |
Separated | 109 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 878 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 1,049 | 16.1% |
Fertility in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 304 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 214 | 70.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 189 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 224 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 114 | 50.9% |
Less than 1 year | 10 | 4.5% |
1 or 2 years | 10 | 4.5% |
3 or 4 years | 73 | 32.6% |
5 or more years | 21 | 9.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 114 | 100% |
Who are female | 84 | 73.7% |
Who are married | 81 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,936 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 157 | 4.0% |
Kindergarten | 162 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,912 | 48.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 991 | 25.2% |
College or graduate school | 714 | 18.1% |
Educational Attainment in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,193 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 816 | 8.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,049 | 10.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,438 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,237 | 21.9% |
Associate's degree | 913 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,176 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 564 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.1% |
Veteran Status in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,386 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,286 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,080 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,177 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 3,971 | 100% |
With a disability | 148 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 8,647 | 100% |
With a disability | 952 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 2,462 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,077 | 43.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,053 | 100% |
Same house | 13,484 | 89.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,567 | 10.4% |
Same county | 1,251 | 8.3% |
Different county | 316 | 2.1% |
Same state | 245 | 1.6% |
Different state | 71 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 2 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,367 | 100% |
Native | 14,630 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 14,524 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 11,804 | 76.8% |
Different state | 2,720 | 17.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 106 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 737 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 737 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 196 | 26.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 541 | 73.4% |
Year of Entry in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 843 | 100% |
Native | 106 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 106 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 737 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 737 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sterling City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 737 | 100% |
Europe | 133 | 18.0% |
Asia | 24 | 3.3% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 572 | 77.6% |
Northern America | 8 | 1.1% |