Sterling, Massachusetts Population

Overview

8,015

Total Population

49.9

Median age

52.39%

Female population %

90.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

264

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Sterling town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sterling town is 49.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling town's population under 18 was 21.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling town, 16.16% were under the age of 15, 12.91% aged 15 to 29, 50.70% aged 30 to 64, 19.40% aged 65 to 84, and 0.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 383 more females than males in Sterling town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.39% females and 47.61% males in Sterling, Massachusetts.
The Sterling, Massachusetts gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 389.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 678.

Sterling town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling town population: 95.70% are White, 1.20% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.44% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 1.86% are multiracial.
Sterling town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 264 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,751 (96.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling town is White with a population of 7,67 (95.70% of the total population).

Sterling town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,168 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling town's population increased by 503 (6.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling town's population increased by 170 (2.18%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,304.