Sterling, Alaska Demographics

Sterling is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - White

Sterling is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Sterling is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Sterling is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Home ownership rate

Sterling is 6th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Size in square miles

Sterling is 8th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Income per capita

Sterling is 9th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Sterling is 10th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Home median value

Sterling is 10th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Housing units

Sterling is 14th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Size in square miles	77.8	6th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	72.2	19th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	5.4%	22nd	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.1%	20th	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.5%	2nd	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.0%	9th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.9%	15th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	89.8%	1st	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.1%	22nd	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.4%	19th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	22nd	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	20th	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.3%	22nd	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	20th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.2%	2nd	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	47.2%	20th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.8%	22nd	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	3,347	10th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	1.8%	22nd	24.4%	25.9%
Households	2,262	16th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	85.7%	3rd	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$229,500	10th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.4	18th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Sterling	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$33,942	8th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$68,080	14th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.1%	14th	9.5%	14.3%