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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sterling Area is $23,533, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sterling Area median household income is $41,749. On average Sterling Area residents spend 16.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #432

Sterling Area	23,533 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling Area	22,260 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling Area	27,346 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling Area	16,749 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #617

Sterling Area	41,749 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sterling Area	58,237 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Sterling Area	4.39%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Sterling Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Colorado and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sterling Area		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.05%	$9,384, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.42%	$16,184, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.75%	$2,648, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.16%	$23,603, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sterling Area	53,716 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sterling Area	68,684 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sterling Area	Colorado	U.S.
White	$41,392, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$40,000, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,830, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,375, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$71,055, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$82,580, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sterling Area	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$31,471, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,250, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,348, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$32,252, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sterling Area	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,786, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	10,396, 55.34%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,084, 68.14%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	31, 0.30%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,053, 67.84%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,311, 89.48%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	742, 10.52%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,312, 31.86%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	8,390, 44.66%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,964, 59.17%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,964, 59.17%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,292, 86.46%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	672, 13.54%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,426, 40.83%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sterling Area	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,450, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,098, 77.49%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,466, 14.03%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 0.20%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	367, 3.51%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	65, 0.62%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	433, 4.14%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sterling Area	16.2 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sterling Area	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,603	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	6,311, 59.52%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,138, 18.03%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,288, 20.41%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,117, 17.70%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	230, 3.64%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	458, 7.26%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,542, 24.43%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	4,292, 40.48%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,433, 33.39%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,177, 27.42%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,513, 35.25%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51, 1.19%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	113, 2.63%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sterling Area	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,603, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	950, 8.96%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	423, 3.99%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	717, 6.76%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	114, 1.08%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,759, 16.59%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	494, 4.66%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	165, 1.56%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	341, 3.22%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	632, 5.96%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,883, 17.76%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,345, 12.69%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	950, 8.96%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	830, 7.83%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sterling Area	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,630	16.86%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	569	11.54%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.