Sterling, NE Population

Overview

590

Total Population

39.0

Median age

50.85%

Female population %

96.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

103.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sterling is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling's population under 18 was 29.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling, 25.93% were under the age of 15, 11.02% aged 15 to 29, 38.14% aged 30 to 64, 20.85% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Sterling:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.85% females and 49.15% males in Sterling, NE.
The Sterling, NE gender ratio is 96.7:100 i.e. 96.7 men to 100 women (0.967).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 31.

Sterling's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling population: 95.76% are White, 1.02% are Black or African American, 1.19% are some other race and 2.03% are multiracial.
Sterling's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 583 (98.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling is White with a population of 565 (95.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 509 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling's population decreased by 31 (6.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling's population increased by 1 (0.21%), 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's population was lowest in year 2019 at 456.