Sterling County, Texas

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,389
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $143,200

Sterling County, Texas counts 1,389 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $78,750, its median household income sits in line with Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sterling County's population grew 12.8% from 1,231 to 1,389, while its median household income rose 31.5% from $59,868 to $78,750.

24.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,389
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,750
Median home value: $143,200
Median gross rent: $968
Housing units: 508
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2311,389

Median household income

$59,868$78,750

Median home value

$59,000$143,200

Median gross rent

$850$968

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,231	$59,868	$59,000	$850
2020	1,274	$53,194	$75,000	$773
2021	1,391	$55,481	$78,900	$906
2022	1,392	$63,558	$121,000	$882
2023	1,389	$78,750	$143,200	$968

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1726.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 646.6%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	9.1%
5 to 17	374	26.9%
18 to 24	102	7.3%
25 to 34	195	14.0%
35 to 44	161	11.6%
45 to 54	156	11.2%
55 to 64	91	6.6%
65 to 74	75	5.4%
75 and over	109	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	932	67.1%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	447	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	12.1%
High school graduate	303	38.5%
Some college or associate's	196	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	129	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	64	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	432	79.0%
Carpooled	64	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	8.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	208	41.4%
15 to 29 min	109	21.7%
30 to 44 min	88	17.5%
45 to 59 min	49	9.7%
60+ min	49	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.37
Poverty rate: 2.7% (37 of 1,355)

	Count	Share
Family households	334	83.1%
Nonfamily households	68	16.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	79.1%
Vacant	106	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	335	83.3%
Renter-occupied	67	16.7%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	393	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	107	21.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 48431
State: Texas
Land area: 923 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 31.8358, -101.0549