MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Sterling Micro

Mount Sterling, KY · 3 counties · 34,345 residents · 679 sq mi

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Mount Sterling is home to 34,345 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $38,198. 24.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $18,075, about 40% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,345

−15%vs 2000

vs 40,195 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

51 / sq mi

−15%vs 2000

vs 59 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

679 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202447K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,191)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(2,255)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(2,856)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,799)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,321)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(5,225)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(5,257)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(3,605)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,206)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(2,627)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,412)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(591)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,075

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,587 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,780

−43%vs 2000

vs $15,457 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.9%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,198

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,053 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$252

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(38,332)

Black2.6%(1,050)

Hispanic / Latino1%(421)

Asian0.1%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(33,068)

Black3.5%(1,191)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(127)

Asian0.1%(30)

Other0.2%(56)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(1,078)

Central American0.2%(83)

Puerto Rican0.2%(82)

Cuban0.7%(46)

Salvadoran0.2%(44)

Dominican0.1%(36)

South American0.1%(35)

Guatemalan0.1%(34)

Colombian0.1%(29)

Uruguayan0.1%(6)

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.3%(93)

Pakistani0.1%(28)

Japanese0.1%(18)

Chinese0%(5)

Korean0%(5)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(29)

Ancestry

American26.1%(12,385)

English12%(5,694)

Irish8.5%(4,042)

German7%(3,346)

Scottish1%(468)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(411)

Italian0.8%(403)

French0.5%(229)

British0.4%(194)

Ukrainian1.2%(158)

Welsh0.3%(158)

Polish0.2%(116)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(107)

Lithuanian0.2%(94)

Arab0.2%(80)

Hungarian0.2%(76)

Danish0.2%(66)

Russian0.1%(66)

Norwegian0.2%(63)

Subsaharan African0.2%(43)

Swiss0.1%(31)

Swedish0.2%(30)

French Canadian0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(23)

Lebanese0.1%(18)

Kenyan0.1%(18)

Austrian0%(17)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Slovene0%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

Egyptian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.9%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married31.6%(5,838)

Married53.7%(9,931)

Widowed2.8%(519)

Divorced12%(2,212)

Women 15+

Never married21.4%(4,244)

Married51.3%(10,181)

Widowed10.4%(2,056)

Divorced17%(3,378)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% 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)14.7%(289)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(498)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(749)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(139)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,962 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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