Irion County vs Sterling County

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

Irion County and Sterling County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Irion County has the higher population (1,432 vs 1,389 in Sterling County). Sterling County has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $58,125 in Irion County). Irion County has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $143,200 in Sterling County).

Population, income & housing

	Irion County	Sterling County
Population	1,432	1,389
Median age	50.5 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$78,750
Median home value	$152,600	$143,200
Median gross rent	$1,028	$968
Housing units	795	508
Homeownership rate	88.6%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irion County	Sterling County
Population	1,620 → 1,432 (-11.6%)	1,231 → 1,389 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,125 (+22.4%)	$59,868 → $78,750 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $152,600 (+29.0%)	$59,000 → $143,200 (+142.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,028 (-0.3%)	$850 → $968 (+13.9%)

Irion County

Population

1,6201,432

Median household income

$47,500$58,125

Median home value

$118,300$152,600

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,028

Sterling County

Population

1,2311,389

Median household income

$59,868$78,750

Median home value

$59,000$143,200

Median gross rent

$850$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irion County	Sterling County
Under 5	3.8%	9.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	26.9%
18 to 24	1.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	20.4%	6.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	5.4%
75 and over	8.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irion County	Sterling County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	67.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	29.9%	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irion County	Sterling County
No high school diploma	10.8%	12.1%
High school graduate	26.0%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irion County	Sterling County
Drove alone	84.6%	79.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	8.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irion County	Sterling County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Irion County	Sterling County
Poverty rate	7.5%	2.7%
Average household size	2.36	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1980	1985