Sterlington

Population: 2,045
Median household income: $67,986
Median home value: $193,800

Sterlington, a community in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, has 2,045 residents. At $67,986, its median household income sits above Ouachita Parish's $51,241.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sterlington's population declined 22.6% from 2,643 to 2,045, while its median home value rose 85.6% from $104,400 to $193,800.

Households average 2.34 people. The median gross rent is $1,022.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,045
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,986
Median home value: $193,800
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 1,001
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6432,045

Median household income

$50,435$67,986

Median home value

$104,400$193,800

Median gross rent

$877$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,643	$50,435	$104,400	$877
2020	2,753	$52,174	$127,200	$879
2021	2,094	$54,107	$136,500	$959
2022	2,093	$66,420	$186,500	$1,032
2023	2,045	$67,986	$193,800	$1,022

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1724.7%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	4.0%
5 to 17	505	24.7%
18 to 24	120	5.9%
25 to 34	273	13.3%
35 to 44	258	12.6%
45 to 54	226	11.1%
55 to 64	121	5.9%
65 to 74	375	18.3%
75 and over	85	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,495	73.1%
Black or African American	425	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	105	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	146	10.9%
High school graduate	463	34.6%
Some college or associate's	499	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	148	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	82	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	851	90.7%
Carpooled	40	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.1%
Bicycle	20	2.1%
Worked from home	10	1.1%
Other means	7	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	279	30.1%
15 to 29 min	252	27.2%
30 to 44 min	257	27.7%
45 to 59 min	79	8.5%
60+ min	61	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 19.6% (397 of 2,028)

	Count	Share
Family households	603	68.9%
Nonfamily households	272	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	875	87.4%
Vacant	126	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	436	49.8%
Renter-occupied	439	50.2%

1-unit, detached50.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units27.8%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	501	50.0%
1-unit, attached	16	1.6%
2 to 4 units	278	27.8%
5 to 19 units	82	8.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	124	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2273255
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.6889, -92.0603