Mount Eaton vs Sterling

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

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

Sterling has the higher population (236 vs 84 in Mount Eaton). Mount Eaton has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $53,558 in Sterling). Mount Eaton has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $117,400 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
Population	84	236
Median age	35.4 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$53,558
Median home value	$143,800	$117,400
Median gross rent	$639	—
Housing units	48	132
Homeownership rate	73.8%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
Population	168 → 84 (-50.0%)	367 → 236 (-35.7%)
Median household income	$55,156 → $70,000 (+26.9%)	$62,723 → $53,558 (-14.6%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $143,800 (+29.8%)	$113,200 → $117,400 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $639 (+9.6%)	$541 → $675 (+24.8%)

Mount Eaton

Population

16884

Median household income

$55,156$70,000

Median home value

$110,800$143,800

Median gross rent

$583$639

Sterling

Population

367236

Median household income

$62,723$53,558

Median home value

$113,200$117,400

Median gross rent

$541$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
Under 5	1.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.1%
25 to 34	25.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	1.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	26.2%	27.1%
65 to 74	4.8%	8.1%
75 and over	6.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.3%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
No high school diploma	28.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
Drove alone	70.5%	71.3%
Carpooled	21.3%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
1-unit, detached	81.3%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Mount Eaton	Sterling
Poverty rate	9.6%	3.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1957	1938