Peetz vs Sterling

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

Peetz 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 226 in Peetz). Sterling has the higher median household income ($44,242 vs $39,821 in Peetz). Sterling has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $151,400 in Peetz).

Population, income & housing

	Peetz	Sterling
Population	226	13,273
Median age	37.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,821	$44,242
Median home value	$151,400	$205,200
Median gross rent	$854	$1,052
Housing units	124	5,298
Homeownership rate	86.4%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peetz	Sterling
Population	168 → 226 (+34.5%)	14,478 → 13,273 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$46,406 → $39,821 (-14.2%)	$45,647 → $44,242 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $151,400 (+63.7%)	$136,800 → $205,200 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $854 (+26.5%)	$786 → $1,052 (+33.8%)

Peetz

Population

168226

Median household income

$46,406$39,821

Median home value

$92,500$151,400

Median gross rent

$675$854

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)

	Peetz	Sterling
Under 5	4.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	10.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	19.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	4.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	29.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	10.3%
75 and over	5.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peetz	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	70.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peetz	Sterling
No high school diploma	7.4%	14.0%
High school graduate	36.9%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peetz	Sterling
Drove alone	67.5%	71.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	6.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.0%	7.6%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peetz	Sterling
1-unit, detached	96.0%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Peetz	Sterling
Poverty rate	14.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.05	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	13
Median year structure built	1952	1960