Sterling vs Tecumseh

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

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

Tecumseh has the higher population (1,844 vs 685 in Sterling). Sterling has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $46,127 in Tecumseh). Sterling has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $104,300 in Tecumseh).

Population, income & housing

	Sterling	Tecumseh
Population	685	1,844
Median age	37.8 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$46,127
Median home value	$120,700	$104,300
Median gross rent	$793	$842
Housing units	278	873
Homeownership rate	77.5%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sterling	Tecumseh
Population	456 → 685 (+50.2%)	1,682 → 1,844 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$58,472 → $72,083 (+23.3%)	$40,833 → $46,127 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$76,200 → $120,700 (+58.4%)	$74,800 → $104,300 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $793 (+19.6%)	$691 → $842 (+21.9%)

Sterling

Population

456685

Median household income

$58,472$72,083

Median home value

$76,200$120,700

Median gross rent

$663$793

Tecumseh

Population

1,6821,844

Median household income

$40,833$46,127

Median home value

$74,800$104,300

Median gross rent

$691$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sterling	Tecumseh
Under 5	11.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.1%
75 and over	10.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sterling	Tecumseh
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	67.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sterling	Tecumseh
No high school diploma	5.8%	12.2%
High school graduate	39.6%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sterling	Tecumseh
Drove alone	71.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	18.1%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	6.6%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sterling	Tecumseh
1-unit, detached	94.2%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Sterling	Tecumseh
Poverty rate	11.5%	6.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1938	1956