Sterling city, KS

Rice County, KS

2022 population: 2,507 ( 179 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 1399.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,156	86.00%	2.4%
Black:	105	4.19%	98.1%
Indian:	7	0.28%	53.3%
Asian:	23	0.92%	64.3%
2+ races:	44	1.76%	7.3%
Hispanic:	172	6.86%	72.0%

Total non-White:	351	14.00%	57.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	51	2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	128	6.7

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
2,328
2,105	90.42%
53	2.28%
15	0.64%
14	0.60%
41	1.76%
100	4.30%
223	9.58%

2000
2,692
2,623	97.44%
7	0.26%
5	0.19%
14	0.52%
21	0.78%
22	0.82%
69	2.56%

1990
2,115
2,022	95.60%
32	1.51%
40	1.89%
3	0.14%
n/a
9	0.43%
93	4.40%

1980
2,312
2,229	96.41%
55	2.38%
13	0.56%
9	0.39%
n/a
6	0.26%
83	3.59%

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

-518	-19.2
154	5.7

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

601	28.4
-24	-1.1

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

-207	-9.0
10	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling city, KS

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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
26.4
605	24.1%
1,902	75.9%
446	17.8%

799
2.48

445	55.7%
378	84.9%
36	8.1%
354	44.3%

2010
Number	Percent
29.5
439	18.9%
1,889	81.1%
380	16.3%

786
2.31

510	64.9%
414	81.2%
36	7.1%
276	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
24.6
530	19.7%
2,162	80.3%
357	13.3%

835
2.35

564	67.5%
493	87.4%
34	6.0%
271	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
515	24.3%
1,600	75.7%
437	20.7%

757
2.46

532	70.3%
455	85.5%
49	9.2%
225	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
446	19.3%
1,866	80.7%
458	19.8%

818
2.31

577	70.5%
535	92.7%
26	4.5%
241	29.5%

2022 Housing Data for Sterling city, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	36	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	62	7.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	79	9.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	92	11.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	76	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	96	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	1.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	3.5%
$200,000 or more	18	2.3%

Median Household Income	49,323
Per Capita Income	22,770

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	4.5%
Public Assistance	11	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	57	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	939	64.4%
Unemployed	23	1.6%
In Armed Forces	3	0.2%

Total Labor Force	965	66.2%
Not in Labor Force	492	33.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	375	215	63.6%
Non-Profit	78	140	35.8%
Self-Employed	53	45	54.1%

Local Government	58	65	47.2%
State Government	32	32	50.0%
Federal Government	0	21	0.0%

Total Private + Self	428	260	62.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	168	258	39.4%
Total	596	518	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	150	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	209	18.8%
Professional, Technical	321	28.8%
Service Occupations	196	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.4%
All others	238	21.4%

White Collar		61.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	257	23.1%
Manufacturing	147	13.2%
Retail trade	89	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	85	7.6%
Health care and social assistance	76	6.8%
Other services	61	5.5%
Construction	57	5.1%
Finance and insurance	55	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	50	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	3.1%
Public administration	33	3.0%
Utilities	24	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	19	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	1.2%
Wholesale trade	12	1.1%
Information	6	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	128	5.11%
Puerto Rican	4	0.16%
Cuban	18	0.72%
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	19	0.76%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.36%
Ecuadorian	10	0.40%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,335	97.8%
Tagalog	20	0.8%
Other Indo-European	14	0.6%
Other	8	0.3%
Other Asian	6	0.3%
Spanish	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	749	29.9%
English	377	15.0%
Irish	162	6.5%
Italian	109	4.3%
American	86	3.4%
Dutch	80	3.2%
Scottish	68	2.7%
Swedish	55	2.2%
French	31	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	31	1.2%
Polish	21	0.8%
African	21	0.8%
European	19	0.8%
Welsh	16	0.6%
Canadian	15	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,458	98.0%
Not a citizen	49	2.0%

Native	2,434	97.1%
Foreign-born	73	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	0.6%	20	1.6%	378	29.6%	423	33.1%	196	15.3%	252	19.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	0.6%
9-12 Years	20	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	378	29.6%
Some College	423	33.1%
Bach. Degree	196	15.3%
Grad Degree	252	19.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +117	R +13	D + 12.9%
D +104
2020 vs. 2012	R +135	R +91	R + 0.4%
D +44
2020 vs. 2008	R +77	R +108	R + 9.3%
D -31

2016 vs. 2008	R -40	R +95	R + 22.3%
D -135
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	717	72.5%	Joe Biden (D)	244	24.7%	28	2.8%	989	16	26	0.07%
2016	42%	Donald Trump (R)	600	74.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	140	17.3%	67	8.3%	807	18	28	0.07%
2012	43%	Mitt Romney (R)	582	71.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	200	24.7%	28	3.5%	810	12	25	0.07%
2008	48%	John McCain (R)	640	68.2%	Barack Obama (D)	275	29.3%	24	2.6%	939	12	23	0.08%
2004	39%	George W. Bush* (R)	590	73.8%	John Kerry (D)	196	24.5%	14	1.8%	800	12	23	0.07%
2000	37%	George W. Bush (R)	521	64.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	243	30.3%	39	4.9%	803	7	17	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sterling city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

244

24.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

717

72.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.8%

TOTAL

989

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Sterling city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

140

17.3%

Donald Trump (R)

600

74.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.5%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

807

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Sterling city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

200

24.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

582

71.9%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

810

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Sterling city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

275

29.3%

John McCain (R)

640

68.2%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

939

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 23

2004 President, Sterling city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

590

73.8%

John Kerry (D)

196

24.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

800

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Sterling city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

521

64.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

243

30.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

803

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling city, KS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	52%	Roger Marshall (R)	690	69.7%	Barbara Bollier (D)	261	26.4%	39 [+]	3.9%	990	16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jason Buckley (Libertarian) 39 (3.9%);
2018	G	36%	Kris Kobach (R)	381	54.9%	Laura Kelly (D)	227	32.7%	86 [+]	12.4%	694	12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Greg Orman (I) 64 (9.2%); Jeff Caldwell (Libertarian) 18 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.6%);
2016	S3	42%	Jerry Moran* (R)	669	84.5%	Patrick Wiesner (D)	123	15.5%	0	0.0%	792	22	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: 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	917
Median Value	$128,500

Occupied	799	87.1%
Vacant	118	12.9%

Owned	588	73.6%
Rented	211	26.4%
Median Rent	$624

Single-Family Units	810	88.3%
Detached	786	85.7%
Attached	24	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	0.8%
Mobile Homes	31	3.4%

Sterling city, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sterling city, KS

2022 Housing Data for Sterling city, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sterling city, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sterling city, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sterling city, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sterling city, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sterling city, KS