Fletcher vs Sterling

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

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

Fletcher has the higher population (1,298 vs 730 in Sterling). Sterling has the higher median household income ($65,521 vs $60,625 in Fletcher). Fletcher has the higher median home value ($132,700 vs $120,800 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Fletcher	Sterling
Population	1,298	730
Median age	25.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$65,521
Median home value	$132,700	$120,800
Median gross rent	$977	$775
Housing units	551	326
Homeownership rate	58.3%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fletcher	Sterling
Population	984 → 1,298 (+31.9%)	637 → 730 (+14.6%)
Median household income	$50,441 → $60,625 (+20.2%)	$43,750 → $65,521 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $132,700 (+37.2%)	$79,500 → $120,800 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $977 (+44.7%)	$500 → $775 (+55.0%)

Fletcher

Population

9841,298

Median household income

$50,441$60,625

Median home value

$96,700$132,700

Median gross rent

$675$977

Sterling

Population

637730

Median household income

$43,750$65,521

Median home value

$79,500$120,800

Median gross rent

$500$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fletcher	Sterling
Under 5	9.3%	2.2%
5 to 17	28.7%	26.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	2.3%
25 to 34	18.3%	17.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	6.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	6.7%
75 and over	2.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fletcher	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	1.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fletcher	Sterling
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	40.1%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fletcher	Sterling
Drove alone	88.0%	93.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	2.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fletcher	Sterling
1-unit, detached	81.3%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Fletcher	Sterling
Poverty rate	24.9%	17.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1977	1973