Fleming vs Sterling

A side-by-side comparison of Fleming and Sterling: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sterling has the higher population (13,273 vs 598 in Fleming). Fleming has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $44,242 in Sterling). Sterling has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $120,800 in Fleming).

Population, income & housing

	Fleming	Sterling
Population	598	13,273
Median age	34.8 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$44,242
Median home value	$120,800	$205,200
Median gross rent	$937	$1,052
Housing units	268	5,298
Homeownership rate	70.3%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fleming	Sterling
Population	602 → 598 (-0.7%)	14,478 → 13,273 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$42,895 → $51,875 (+20.9%)	$45,647 → $44,242 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $120,800 (+35.1%)	$136,800 → $205,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $937 (+49.0%)	$786 → $1,052 (+33.8%)

Fleming

Population

602598

Median household income

$42,895$51,875

Median home value

$89,400$120,800

Median gross rent

$629$937

Sterling

Population

14,47813,273

Median household income

$45,647$44,242

Median home value

$136,800$205,200

Median gross rent

$786$1,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fleming	Sterling
Under 5	6.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	24.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.3%
75 and over	9.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fleming	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fleming	Sterling
No high school diploma	8.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	30.8%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fleming	Sterling
Drove alone	81.2%	71.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	6.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.5%	7.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fleming	Sterling
1-unit, detached	75.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Fleming	Sterling
Poverty rate	8.2%	15.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1964	1960