CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Sterling

Kentucky · 5,362 residents · 4.50 sq mi

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Mount Sterling is home to 5,362 people in Kentucky. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 25.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $43,300. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,362

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,876 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

+5%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(314)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(399)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(376)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(341)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(760)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(731)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(483)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(525)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(520)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(339)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.2%(280)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,028

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,050 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,427

−46%vs 2000

vs $17,585 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.2%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$254

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $380 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.3%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.2% in 2000

45.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(5,184)

Black8.7%(512)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(99)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88%(4,721)

Black11.6%(622)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(41)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(96)

Puerto Rican0.6%(44)

Dominican0.4%(31)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.2%(93)

Ancestry

American17.3%(1,307)

English16%(1,209)

Irish11.8%(893)

German8.3%(625)

Scottish2.2%(164)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(65)

Danish0.8%(57)

Dutch0.4%(32)

Polish0.3%(23)

Norwegian0.3%(19)

British0.2%(17)

French0.2%(16)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.1%(11)

Italian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.0%

−14.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(944)

Married53.3%(1,552)

Widowed2.3%(67)

Divorced12%(348)

Women 15+

Never married20%(672)

Married43.1%(1,452)

Widowed13.6%(458)

Divorced23.3%(784)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−10.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.5%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.7%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.9%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)27.4%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(101)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.1%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 336 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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