COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sterling County

Texas · 1,438 residents · 923 sq mi

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Sterling County is home to 1,438 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $46,300. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $313 a month. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. Households take in $25,208 at the median, 16% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

1,438

+3%vs 2000

vs 1,393 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−18%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

923 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.2%(161)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(134)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(90)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(63)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(264)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(130)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,208

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,129 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,698

−25%vs 2000

vs $16,972 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,300

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.6%(955)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino31%(432)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(1,244)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino25.5%(367)

Asian0%(0)

Other13.5%(194)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican34.3%(504)

Spaniard0.6%(9)

Cuban0.4%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(2)

Ancestry

English19.8%(291)

Irish18.3%(268)

German8.7%(127)

American6%(88)

Norwegian0.7%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.5%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 19.8 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 married29.1%(130)

Married64%(286)

Widowed1.6%(7)

Divorced5.4%(24)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(93)

Married56.3%(314)

Widowed6.3%(35)

Divorced20.8%(116)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2013

from 24.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.5%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% 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)33.3%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.6%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18 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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