Mount Sterling

Population: 7,549
Median household income: $50,843
Median home value: $178,200

Mount Sterling is a community in Montgomery County, Kentucky, home to 7,549 residents. At $50,843, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $57,468.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Sterling's population grew 5.3% from 7,166 to 7,549, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $128,900 to $178,200.

57.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,549
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,843
Median home value: $178,200
Median gross rent: $564
Housing units: 3,536
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1667,549

Median household income

$42,460$50,843

Median home value

$128,900$178,200

Median gross rent

$684$564

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,166	$42,460	$128,900	$684
2020	7,190	$41,474	$140,500	$566
2021	7,517	$44,676	$147,800	$544
2022	7,532	$47,408	$176,900	$612
2023	7,549	$50,843	$178,200	$564

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	377	5.0%
5 to 17	1,217	16.1%
18 to 24	781	10.3%
25 to 34	1,111	14.7%
35 to 44	1,178	15.6%
45 to 54	714	9.5%
55 to 64	1,097	14.5%
65 to 74	666	8.8%
75 and over	408	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,001	92.7%
Black or African American	363	4.8%
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	68	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	117	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	711	13.7%
High school graduate	2,031	39.3%
Some college or associate's	1,259	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	714	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	459	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,865	84.9%
Carpooled	227	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	225	6.7%
Other means	14	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,750	55.6%
15 to 29 min	310	9.8%
30 to 44 min	392	12.5%
45 to 59 min	504	16.0%
60+ min	192	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 19.9% (1,452 of 7,284)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,966	62.8%
Nonfamily households	1,164	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,130	88.5%
Vacant	406	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,590	50.8%
Renter-occupied	1,540	49.2%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,029	57.4%
1-unit, attached	371	10.5%
2 to 4 units	647	18.3%
5 to 19 units	128	3.6%
20 or more units	312	8.8%
Mobile home & other	49	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2154084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.0655, -83.9488