Mount Sterling

Population: 1,949
Median household income: $63,922
Median home value: $118,100

Mount Sterling is a community in Brown County, Illinois, home to 1,949 residents. The median household income of $63,922 is below the Brown County median ($72,288).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Sterling's population declined 11.0% from 2,189 to 1,949, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $85,800 to $118,100.

The median resident is 36.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,949
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $63,922
Median home value: $118,100
Median gross rent: $712
Housing units: 952
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1891,949

Median household income

$55,583$63,922

Median home value

$85,800$118,100

Median gross rent

$619$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,189	$55,583	$85,800	$619
2020	2,220	$45,536	$88,400	$446
2021	2,115	$49,813	$97,700	$578
2022	2,177	$55,000	$98,800	$608
2023	1,949	$63,922	$118,100	$712

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	6.7%
5 to 17	345	17.7%
18 to 24	157	8.1%
25 to 34	298	15.3%
35 to 44	266	13.6%
45 to 54	160	8.2%
55 to 64	262	13.4%
65 to 74	109	5.6%
75 and over	222	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,840	94.4%
Black or African American	52	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	13.2%
High school graduate	479	36.4%
Some college or associate's	348	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	272	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	44	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	760	78.0%
Carpooled	114	11.7%
Public transit	2	0.2%
Walked	42	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	627	68.3%
15 to 29 min	134	14.6%
30 to 44 min	100	10.9%
45 to 59 min	47	5.1%
60+ min	10	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 11.9% (222 of 1,864)

	Count	Share
Family households	449	50.6%
Nonfamily households	438	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	887	93.2%
Vacant	65	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	477	53.8%
Renter-occupied	410	46.2%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	669	70.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	94	9.9%
5 to 19 units	128	13.4%
20 or more units	43	4.5%
Mobile home & other	13	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1751154
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9859, -90.7646