CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sterlington

Louisiana · 1,140 residents · 2.83 sq mi

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Sterlington is a city of 1,140 people in Louisiana. The typical home is worth $39,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $299 a month at the median. Households take in $21,739 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,140

−11%vs 2000

vs 1,276 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(108)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(89)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(67)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(178)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.2%(94)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(139)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(125)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,739

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,345

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,707 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,400

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83%(1,059)

Black11.8%(151)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(52)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.2%(971)

Black14.2%(162)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(3)

Asian0.6%(7)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard1%(22)

Mexican0.6%(14)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.4%(8)

Vietnamese0.3%(6)

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish9.7%(216)

English9.3%(208)

American8.4%(188)

German4.4%(99)

French2.2%(50)

Italian1.6%(36)

Welsh1.3%(30)

Scottish1%(23)

Hungarian0.8%(17)

Dutch0.6%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(11)

Subsaharan African0.4%(10)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(8)

Swiss0.2%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.0%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married39.4%(321)

Married52.3%(426)

Widowed1%(8)

Divorced7.4%(60)

Women 15+

Never married36.9%(351)

Married43.5%(414)

Widowed7.7%(73)

Divorced11.9%(113)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−22.6 ptssince 2013

from 26.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.0%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.7%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.7%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% 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)21.1%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.9%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.3%(40)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 128 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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