Colorado · Census place 73935
Sterling city, CO
Quick answer
Sterling city has 13,273 residents, ranking #56 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $44,242, the median home is worth $205,200 and median gross rent runs $1,052 a month.
- Population
- 13,273Sterling city residents
- Median household income
- $44,242Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,052Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sterling city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sterling city median would spend about 28.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 59% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Berthoud town 11,684
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