Age
Sterling town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Sterling town is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Sterling town's population under 18 was 25.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Sterling town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Sterling town, 15.53% were under the age of 15, 22.28% aged 15 to 29, 48.54% aged 30 to 64, 13.64% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 391 less females than males in Sterling town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.57% females and 55.43% males in Sterling, Connecticut.
- The Sterling, Connecticut gender ratio is 124.4:100 i.e. 124.4 men to 100 women (1.244).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 249.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 259.
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Race / Ethnicity
Sterling town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Sterling town population: 90.80% are White, 2.92% are Black or African American, 1.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian, 1.11% are some other race and 3.31% are multiracial.
- Sterling town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 116 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,483 (96.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Sterling town is White with a population of 3,268 (90.80% of the total population).
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Year by year
Sterling town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 3,825 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Sterling town's population increased by 722 (23.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Sterling town's population decreased by 256 (6.69%), 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 2021, Sterling town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,103.
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