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Texas · Census place 70232

Sterling City city, TX

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Sterling City city has 1,173 residents, ranking #955 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $120,208, the median home is worth $127,600 and median gross rent runs $968 a month.

Population
1,173Sterling City city residents
Median household income
$120,208Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$127,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$968Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
84.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Sterling City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sterling City city median would spend about 9.7% 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 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.7% of residents and 84.7% 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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