Geronimo vs Sterling

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

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

Geronimo has the higher population (1,161 vs 730 in Sterling). Sterling has the higher median household income ($65,521 vs $64,250 in Geronimo). Sterling has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $88,200 in Geronimo).

Population, income & housing

	Geronimo	Sterling
Population	1,161	730
Median age	31.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$65,521
Median home value	$88,200	$120,800
Median gross rent	$1,115	$775
Housing units	529	326
Homeownership rate	75.2%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geronimo	Sterling
Population	1,150 → 1,161 (+1.0%)	637 → 730 (+14.6%)
Median household income	$45,043 → $64,250 (+42.6%)	$43,750 → $65,521 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $88,200 (+16.2%)	$79,500 → $120,800 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $1,115 (+45.9%)	$500 → $775 (+55.0%)

Geronimo

Population

1,1501,161

Median household income

$45,043$64,250

Median home value

$75,900$88,200

Median gross rent

$764$1,115

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)

	Geronimo	Sterling
Under 5	10.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	26.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.3%
25 to 34	23.7%	17.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	6.7%
75 and over	3.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geronimo	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	86.4%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	1.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geronimo	Sterling
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	41.4%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geronimo	Sterling
Drove alone	88.1%	93.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	2.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geronimo	Sterling
1-unit, detached	72.0%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Geronimo	Sterling
Poverty rate	13.6%	17.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1990	1973