COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peetz vs Sterling
PLACE A
Peetz, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Peetz is 70% smaller than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $15,481 higher. Peetz has grown faster since 2000 (-11% vs -16%).
PEETZSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population202674−70% vs Sterling
Population density906820+86
Population growth-10.5%-15.8%+5.3 pts
Median age38.840.2−1.4
Male50.6%45.1%+5.4 pts
Female49.4%54.9%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.5%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%88.0%+3.3 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.9%3.2%+4.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.8%5.2%−4.4 pts
Median household income$52,500$67,981−$15,481
Per capita income$35,768$36,630−$862
Poverty rate12.8%14.0%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.476−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%11.9%+7.8 pts
Graduate degree7.9%4.2%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate14.3%0.0%+14.3 pts
Labor force participation72.4%41.9%+30.6 pts
Median home value$154,600$131,900+$22,700
Median gross rent$831$604+$227
Owner-occupied88.6%74.1%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%10.4%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%57.7%−24.4 pts
Average commute16.527.2−10.7
Worked from home16.5%2.4%+14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.5%10.1%−5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025