Bushton vs Sterling

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

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

Sterling has the higher population (2,396 vs 237 in Bushton). Sterling has the higher median household income ($51,304 vs $38,906 in Bushton). Sterling has the higher median home value ($130,200 vs $43,800 in Bushton).

Population, income & housing

	Bushton	Sterling
Population	237	2,396
Median age	66.2 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,906	$51,304
Median home value	$43,800	$130,200
Median gross rent	$617	$618
Housing units	182	934
Homeownership rate	95.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bushton	Sterling
Population	322 → 237 (-26.4%)	2,596 → 2,396 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$64,250 → $38,906 (-39.4%)	$47,563 → $51,304 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$45,600 → $43,800 (-3.9%)	$83,400 → $130,200 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $617 (-24.6%)	$572 → $618 (+8.0%)

Bushton

Population

322237

Median household income

$64,250$38,906

Median home value

$45,600$43,800

Median gross rent

$818$617

Sterling

Population

2,5962,396

Median household income

$47,563$51,304

Median home value

$83,400$130,200

Median gross rent

$572$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bushton	Sterling
Under 5	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	2.1%	26.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	3.4%	6.9%
45 to 54	4.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	7.7%
65 to 74	23.6%	9.8%
75 and over	27.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bushton	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	85.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bushton	Sterling
No high school diploma	5.9%	3.4%
High school graduate	23.2%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	57.3%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bushton	Sterling
Drove alone	80.0%	69.2%
Carpooled	12.9%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.2%
Bicycle	5.7%	2.7%
Worked from home	1.4%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bushton	Sterling
1-unit, detached	99.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Bushton	Sterling
Poverty rate	8.4%	4.9%
Average household size	1.90	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1948	1955