Sterling City, TX Population

Overview

1,219

Total Population

30.8

Median age

45.04%

Female population %

122:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

83.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

506

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sterling City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sterling City is 30.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling City's population under 18 was 36.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling City, 35.03% were under the age of 15, 13.70% aged 15 to 29, 40.77% aged 30 to 64, 9.84% aged 65 to 84, and 0.66% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 less females than males in Sterling City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.04% females and 54.96% males in Sterling City, TX.
The Sterling City, TX gender ratio is 122:100 i.e. 122 men to 100 women (1.220).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 84.

Sterling City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling City population: 76.29% are White, 0.16% are Black or African American, 1.07% are Asian, 7.96% are some other race and 14.52% are multiracial.
Sterling City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 506 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 713 (58.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling City is White with a population of 93 (76.29% of the total population).

Sterling City's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,151 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling City's population decreased by 170 (16.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling City's population increased by 252 (28.97%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sterling City's population was lowest in year 2010 at 870.