Sterling, UT Population

Overview

336

Total Population

38.0

Median age

43.45%

Female population %

130.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sterling is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sterling's population under 18 was 31.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sterling's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sterling, 23.81% were under the age of 15, 14.88% aged 15 to 29, 49.40% aged 30 to 64, 10.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 less females than males in Sterling:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.45% females and 56.55% males in Sterling, UT.
The Sterling, UT gender ratio is 130.1:100 i.e. 130.1 men to 100 women (1.301).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 23.

Sterling's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Sterling population: 97.02% are White, 1.19% are Black or African American and 1.79% are multiracial.
Sterling's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 333 (99.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sterling is White with a population of 326 (97.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 322 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Sterling's population increased by 27 (10.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sterling's population decreased by 18 (6.10%), 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 2002 at 267.