Sierra Ridge vs Sterling Ranch

A side-by-side comparison of Sierra Ridge and Sterling Ranch: population, income, housing, and more.

Sierra Ridge and Sterling Ranch are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sierra Ridge has the higher population (3,264 vs 2,530 in Sterling Ranch). Sterling Ranch has the higher median household income ($198,750 vs $156,456 in Sierra Ridge). Sierra Ridge has the higher median home value ($840,300 vs $794,800 in Sterling Ranch).

Population, income & housing

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
Population	3,264	2,530
Median age	34.1 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$156,456	$198,750
Median home value	$840,300	$794,800
Median gross rent	$1,487	—
Housing units	1,180	923
Homeownership rate	62.5%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	77.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
Population	1,742 → 3,264 (+87.4%)	521 → 2,530 (+385.6%)
Median household income	$101,875 → $156,456 (+53.6%)	$200,972 → $198,750 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$612,700 → $840,300 (+37.1%)	$639,600 → $794,800 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,172 → $1,487 (+26.9%)	—

Sierra Ridge

Population

1,7423,264

Median household income

$101,875$156,456

Median home value

$612,700$840,300

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,487

Sterling Ranch

Population

5212,530

Median household income

$200,972$198,750

Median home value

$639,600$794,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
Under 5	15.7%	10.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	2.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	23.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	17.4%
55 to 64	6.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	3.1%	7.9%
75 and over	0.5%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	76.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	22.0%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.9%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	16.2%	4.4%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	42.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29.1%	35.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
Drove alone	60.1%	53.1%
Carpooled	21.4%	5.6%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	39.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
1-unit, detached	69.9%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	16.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Sierra Ridge	Sterling Ranch
Poverty rate	0.1%	1.9%
Average household size	2.97	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	—	2017