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Illinois · Census place 51154

Mount Sterling city, IL

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Mount Sterling city has 1,949 residents, ranking #514 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $63,922, the median home is worth $118,100 and median gross rent runs $712 a month.

Population
1,949Mount Sterling city residents
Median household income
$63,922Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$118,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$712Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
53.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mount Sterling city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mount Sterling city median would spend about 13.4% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.9% of residents and 53.8% 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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