Moving to Sterling, Colorado

About Sterling, Colorado
Sterling

Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 13,735 at the 2020 census.

Sterling is the largest city in the Eastern Plains region of Colorado and the site of the domed Logan County Courthouse, built in 1909.

Gender
Gender Sterling Colorado Country
Female 43.5% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 56.5% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Sterling Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 7.5% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.3% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.8% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.8% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.9% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 21.4% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 6.5% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.5% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.5% 9.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Sterling Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 3% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 39% 21% 27.0%
Other College 21% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Sterling Colorado Country
White 68.9% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 2.3% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 1.3% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 1.1% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 2.3% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.9% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 21.1% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity