COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling County vs Mitchell County
PLACE A
Sterling County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Mitchell County, North Carolina
Sterling County is 91% smaller than Mitchell County. Sterling County earns more, with a median household income $7,352 higher. Sterling County has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs -4%).
STERLING COUNTYMITCHELL COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,34915,062−91% vs Mitchell County
Population density168−67
Population growth20.0%-4.3%+24.4 pts
Median age32.148.0−15.9
Male48.4%48.9%−0.5 pts
Female51.6%51.1%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born11.9%2.4%+9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.8%91.0%−28.2 pts
Black0.1%0.9%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.7%5.6%+30.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.5%−0.3 pts
Other1.2%2.0%−0.8 pts
Median household income$64,954$57,602+$7,352
Per capita income$29,196$34,790−$5,594
Poverty rate4.3%12.9%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%24.2%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree9.7%9.5%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%6.5%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation55.9%56.2%−0.3 pts
Median home value$147,000$220,100−$73,100
Median gross rent$952$813+$139
Owner-occupied77.7%76.3%+1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.9%24.3%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%33.0%+12.0 pts
Average commute24.424.4+0.1
Worked from home7.1%7.2%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured26.4%9.3%+17.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025