Sterling is home to 13,172 people in Colorado. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 55%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median household income is $43,283, under the $82,259 national median. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $217,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,283, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sterling
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,203 → $217,400(+124%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants61.1% → 55.9%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Sterling's population equals 63% of Logan County's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 43% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 83% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.2%(162)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(90)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(188)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(43)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 764 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sterling, decade by decade
Sterling population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,366
$48,455
$97,203
13.1%
24.9
2000
11,360
$49,799
$138,081
12.6%
35.7
2010
14,777
$51,593
$141,555
14.5%
57.0
2020
13,735
$49,640
$171,019
18.8%
59.2
2024
13,172
$43,283
$217,400
15.7%
57.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
