Sterling town, UT

Sanpete County, UT

2022 population: 355 ( 93 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population density: 1097.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	340	95.77%	40.5%
Black:	6	1.69%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	6	1.69%	0.0%
Hispanic:	3	0.85%	76.9%

Total non-White:	15	4.23%	25.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	98	45.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
262
242	92.37%
0	0.00%
6	2.29%
1	0.38%
0	0.00%
13	4.96%
20	7.63%

2000
217
199	91.71%
0	0.00%
10	4.61%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	3.69%
18	8.29%

1990
191
178	93.19%
0	0.00%
2	1.05%
3	1.57%
n/a
5	2.62%
13	6.81%

1980
202
189	93.56%
0	0.00%
7	3.47%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	2.97%
13	6.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

43	19.8
2	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

21	11.0
5	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-11	-5.4
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling town, UT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
115	32.4%
240	67.6%
38	10.7%

117
3.03

88	75.2%
88	100.0%
0	0.0%
29	24.8%

2010
Number	Percent
31.0
81	30.9%
181	69.1%
35	13.4%

81
3.23

68	84.0%
57	83.8%
3	4.4%
13	16.0%

2000
Number	Percent
29.0
70	32.3%
147	67.7%
23	10.6%

75
2.89

62	82.7%
40	64.5%
7	11.3%
13	17.3%

1990
Number	Percent
24.9
76	39.8%
115	60.2%
26	13.6%

61
3.13

42	68.9%
34	81.0%
8	19.0%
19	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
78	38.6%
124	61.4%
22	10.9%

60
3.37

53	88.3%
46	86.8%
4	7.5%
7	11.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sterling town, UT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	14.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	28.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	19	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	4.3%

Median Household Income	61,964
Per Capita Income	22,594

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	30	25.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	122	57.0%
Unemployed	9	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	131	61.2%
Not in Labor Force	83	38.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29	15	65.9%
Non-Profit	4	12	25.0%
Self-Employed	31	7	81.6%

Local Government	0	1	0.0%
State Government	21	6	77.8%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	60	22	73.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25	19	56.8%
Total	85	41	67.5%

Pct. Govt.	22.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	29	23.0%
Professional, Technical	35	27.8%
Service Occupations	20	15.9%
All others	31	24.6%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	29	23.0%
Health care and social assistance	24	19.0%
Manufacturing	18	14.3%
Educational services	15	11.9%
Public administration	8	6.3%
Construction	8	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	4.0%
Other services	5	4.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	3.2%
Information	4	3.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.56%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.28%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	1	0.28%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	286	92.3%
Other Indo-European	12	3.9%
Spanish	7	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	1.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	151	42.5%
Danish	49	13.8%
European	48	13.5%
English	36	10.1%
Irish	34	9.6%
Scandinavian	33	9.3%
Norwegian	15	4.2%
British	12	3.4%
French	11	3.1%
American	9	2.5%
Scottish	5	1.4%
Czech	4	1.1%
Greek	4	1.1%
Italian	3	0.8%
Polish	2	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	347	97.7%
Not a citizen	8	2.3%

Native	347	97.7%
Foreign-born	8	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	13	5.9%	43	19.4%	133	59.9%	21	9.5%	12	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	13	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	43	19.4%
Some College	133	59.9%
Bach. Degree	21	9.5%
Grad Degree	12	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +49	R +48	R + 4.8%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +38	R +36	R + 1.4%
D +2
2020 vs. 2008	R +66	R +85	R + 40.9%
D -19

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +37	R + 36.2%
D -20
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	145	92.4%	Joe Biden (D)	11	7.0%	1	0.6%	157	35	46	0.01%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	96	85.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	10	8.8%	7	6.2%	113	40	39	0.01%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	107	85.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	9	7.2%	9	7.2%	125	13	38	0.01%
2008	85%	John McCain (R)	79	53.4%	Write-ins (I)	39	26.4%	30	20.3%	148	-9	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

145

92.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

157

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 46

2016 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

8.8%

Donald Trump (R)

85.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

5.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

113

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 39

2012 President, Sterling town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

7.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

107

85.6%

Other

7.2%

TOTAL

125

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 38

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling town, UT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	57%	Spencer Cox (R)	127	84.1%	Chris Peterson (D)	7	4.6%	17 [+]	11.3%	151	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Greg Duerden (Independent American) 7 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (4.0%); Dan Cottam (Libertarian) 4 (2.6%);
2018	S1	41%	Mitt Romney (R)	82	80.4%	Tim Aalders (Constitution)	10	9.8%	10 [+]	9.8%	102	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jenny Wilson (D) 8 (7.8%); Craig Bowden (Libertarian) 1 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.0%);
2016	S3	49%	Mike Lee* (R)	94	82.5%	Misty Snow (D)	12	10.5%	8 [+]	7.0%	114	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Stoney Fonua (Independent American) 8 (7.0%);
2016	G	50%	Gary Herbert* (R)	96	83.5%	Mike Weinholtz (D)	12	10.4%	7 [+]	6.1%	115	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Dell Schanze (Independent American) 4 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.7%); Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	122
Median Value	$216,200

Occupied	117	95.9%
Vacant	5	4.1%

Owned	99	84.6%
Rented	18	15.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	100	82.0%
Detached	100	82.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	22	18.0%

Sterling town, UT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling town, UT

2022 Housing Data for Sterling town, UT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sterling town, UT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sterling town, UT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sterling town, UT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sterling town, UT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling town, UT