Fayette vs Sterling

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

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

Fayette has the higher population (388 vs 303 in Sterling). Fayette has the higher median household income ($67,917 vs $64,261 in Sterling). Fayette has the higher median home value ($234,400 vs $221,900 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Sterling
Population	388	303
Median age	21.6 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,917	$64,261
Median home value	$234,400	$221,900
Median gross rent	$581	$950
Housing units	131	106
Homeownership rate	67.9%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Sterling
Population	329 → 388 (+17.9%)	259 → 303 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $67,917 (-6.3%)	$66,406 → $64,261 (-3.2%)
Median home value	$143,800 → $234,400 (+63.0%)	$186,600 → $221,900 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $581 (-13.9%)	$833 → $950 (+14.0%)

Fayette

Population

329388

Median household income

$72,500$67,917

Median home value

$143,800$234,400

Median gross rent

$675$581

Sterling

Population

259303

Median household income

$66,406$64,261

Median home value

$186,600$221,900

Median gross rent

$833$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Sterling
Under 5	5.9%	12.5%
5 to 17	28.9%	21.5%
18 to 24	21.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	7.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	6.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.5%
75 and over	0.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.2%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Sterling
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	11.3%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Sterling
Drove alone	96.9%	90.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Sterling
1-unit, detached	96.9%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Sterling
Poverty rate	6.7%	17.2%
Average household size	3.66	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1978	1975