Texas · Census place 70232
Sterling City city, TX
Quick answer
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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