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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Sterling is $20,313, which is lower than the state average of $25,229 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Sterling median household income is $33,125, which has grown by 9.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 23.33% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Sterling residents spend 36.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 17.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #319

Sterling, NE	20,313 USD
Nebraska	25,229 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	21,510 USD
Nebraska	26,786 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	30,375 USD
Nebraska	32,261 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	16,250 USD
Nebraska	21,491 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #435

Sterling, NE	33,125 USD
Nebraska	49,342 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	40,106 USD
Nebraska	62,707 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #417

Sterling, NE	9.28%
Nebraska	23.33%
U.S.	19.17%

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, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.04%	$18,318, see rank	27.72%	$11,682	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.74%	$13,076, see rank	26.94%	$15,663	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	9.91%	$271, see rank	2.21%	$2,481	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.09%	$9,606, see rank	13.53%	$17,916	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	53,750 USD
Nebraska	61,888 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	51,103 USD
Nebraska	74,985 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sterling, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$33,125, see rank	$50,904	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sterling, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
25 to 44	$50,000, see rank	$54,640	$57,132
45 to 64	$53,229, see rank	$61,439	$63,398
65 or over	$17,344, see rank	$31,963	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sterling, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	339	see rank	1,397,699	238,733,844
Male¹	136	40.12%, see rank	49.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	107	78.68%, see rank	76.42%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	107	78.68%, see rank	75.68%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	107	100.00%, see rank	94.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	5.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	29	21.32%, see rank	23.58%	29.08%
Female¹	203	59.88%, see rank	50.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	110	54.19%, see rank	66.00%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	110	54.19%, see rank	65.88%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	110	100.00%, see rank	95.16%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	4.84%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	93	45.81%, see rank	34.00%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sterling, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	217	100%	923,456	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	141	64.98%, see rank	79.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	50	23.04%, see rank	10.04%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.66%	4.94%
Walked	15	6.91%, see rank	3.19%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.29%	1.72%
Worked at Home	11	5.07%, see rank	4.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sterling, NE	36.3 minutes
Nebraska	17.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sterling, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	217	-	937,574	141,833,331
Male¹	107	49.31%, see rank	52.42%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15	14.02%, see rank	32.30%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	11	10.28%, see rank	11.69%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16	14.95%, see rank	17.36%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3	2.80%, see rank	2.41%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21	19.63%, see rank	9.56%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24	22.43%, see rank	20.19%	18.08%
Female¹	110	50.69%, see rank	47.58%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21	19.09%, see rank	37.58%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	55	50.00%, see rank	21.26%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25	22.73%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4	3.64%, see rank	0.48%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5	4.55%, see rank	6.69%	6.07%

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, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	217	100%	937,574	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6	2.76%, see rank	4.80%	1.86%
Construction	33	15.21%, see rank	6.51%	7.13%
Manufacturing	10	4.61%, see rank	10.94%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	4	1.84%, see rank	3.09%	3.06%
Retail Trade	19	8.76%, see rank	11.60%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19	8.76%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.06%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	10.60%, see rank	7.72%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7	3.23%, see rank	8.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	42	19.35%, see rank	23.14%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18	8.29%, see rank	7.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	26	11.98%, see rank	3.94%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10	4.61%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sterling, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	86	20.33%, see rank	11.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	15	13.76%, see rank	7.95%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.