COMPARING TWO PLACES
Countryside vs Sterling
PLACE A
Countryside, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Countryside is 1333% larger than Sterling. Countryside earns more, with a median household income $80,829 higher. Countryside has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -16%).
COUNTRYSIDESTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population9,661674+1333% vs Sterling
Population density3,764820+2,944
Population growth3.4%-15.8%+19.2 pts
Median age36.440.2−3.8
Male52.2%45.1%+7.1 pts
Female47.8%54.9%−7.1 pts
Foreign-born24.6%0.5%+24.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.9%88.0%−25.1 pts
Black8.7%3.6%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%3.2%+13.0 pts
Asian9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
Other3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$148,810$67,981+$80,829
Per capita income$63,182$36,630+$26,552
Poverty rate4.8%14.0%−9.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%11.9%+48.8 pts
Graduate degree23.7%4.2%+19.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%0.0%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation75.6%41.9%+33.8 pts
Median home value$630,200$131,900+$498,300
Median gross rent$2,234$604+$1,630
Owner-occupied72.4%74.1%−1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%10.4%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%57.7%−10.2 pts
Average commute26.627.2−0.6
Worked from home28.2%2.4%+25.8 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Uninsured7.3%10.1%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024