Sterling County, Texas (TX)

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• • 66452.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 58146.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 131.0%Two or more races

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $154,434

Here:	$154,434
State:	$268,991

Mobile homes: $30,262

Here:	$30,262
State:	$94,014

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 4
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,357 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $601 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sterling County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sterling City.

Neighboring counties: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama , Howard County , Hudspeth County , Midland County , Upton County .

Current college students: 42
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 82 (31.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 252000 to 2009
• 111990 to 1999
• 211980 to 1989
• 351970 to 1979
• 40Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 431
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 7
• Mobile homes: 156

Housing units in Sterling County with a mortgage: 108 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 301

Religion statistics for Sterling County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sterling County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire

8.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,947 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.23% relocated from other counties in Texas ($50,947 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

7.83% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,278 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.83% relocated to other counties in Texas ($47,278 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 1.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sterling County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 247 (31 living alone), Female householders: 224 (63 living alone)

• 218 spouses (218 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 361 children (338 natural, 10 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 96 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 37

Size of family households: 236 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 95 1-person, 10 2-persons.

150 married couples with children.
192 single-parent households (118 men, 74 women).

72.9% of residents of Sterling speak English at home.
27.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $6,151,000 ($4,713 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $80,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,027,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,541,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $456,000
Federal grants: $1,904,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $190,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $101,000
Federal Government insurance: $389,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-84 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sterling County, Texas
• 02014 or later
• 212010 to 2013
• 02000 to 2009
• 1131990 to 1999
• 1371980 to 1989
• 721970 to 1979
• 1211960 to 1969
• 641950 to 1959
• 161940 to 1949
• 501939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sterling County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling County, Texas
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 153 rooms
• 1094 rooms
• 1335 rooms
• 786 rooms
• 207 rooms
• 298 rooms
• 219+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling County, Texas
• 81 room
• 02 rooms
• 183 rooms
• 184 rooms
• 05 rooms
• 156 rooms
• 07 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 99+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sterling County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling County, Texas
• 0no bedroom
• 101 bedroom
• 812 bedrooms
• 2463 bedrooms
• 494 bedrooms
• 155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling County, Texas
• 8no bedroom
• 111 bedroom
• 162 bedrooms
• 213 bedrooms
• 34 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 4no vehicle
• 1601 vehicle
• 1082 vehicles
• 983 vehicles
• 314 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling County in renter-occupied apartments
• 0no vehicle
• 321 vehicle
• 102 vehicles
• 263 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.6% of Sterling County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 892
• Other state: 281
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 100
• South: 41
• West: 134

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 21
• Number of aged recipients: 8
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 13
• Number of recipients under 18: 0
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 0
• Number of recipients older than 64: 12
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 13
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 6

Sterling County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"