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Illinois · Census place 72546

Sterling city, IL

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Sterling city has 14,670 residents, ranking #168 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $52,647, the median home is worth $107,800 and median gross rent runs $780 a month.

Population
14,670Sterling city residents
Median household income
$52,647Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$107,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$780Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
61.8%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 17.8% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 61.8% 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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