Little River vs Sterling

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

Little River 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 427 in Little River). Little River has the higher median household income ($60,500 vs $51,304 in Sterling). Sterling has the higher median home value ($130,200 vs $110,800 in Little River).

Population, income & housing

	Little River	Sterling
Population	427	2,396
Median age	40.5 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,500	$51,304
Median home value	$110,800	$130,200
Median gross rent	$740	$618
Housing units	187	934
Homeownership rate	73.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little River	Sterling
Population	446 → 427 (-4.3%)	2,596 → 2,396 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$46,618 → $60,500 (+29.8%)	$47,563 → $51,304 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$76,900 → $110,800 (+44.1%)	$83,400 → $130,200 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $740 (+18.4%)	$572 → $618 (+8.0%)

Little River

Population

446427

Median household income

$46,618$60,500

Median home value

$76,900$110,800

Median gross rent

$625$740

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)

	Little River	Sterling
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	26.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	7.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.8%
75 and over	13.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little River	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	8.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little River	Sterling
No high school diploma	7.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	31.3%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little River	Sterling
Drove alone	89.3%	69.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	16.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.7%
Worked from home	2.3%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little River	Sterling
1-unit, detached	86.1%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Little River	Sterling
Poverty rate	4.6%	4.9%
Average household size	2.64	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1949	1955