Mount Sterling, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,921 (Urban population: 6,877 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 44 (all nonfarm))

Mount Sterling, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,842 (2,500 occupied: 1,255 owner occupied, 1,245 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	29%

Housing density: 827 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $348 (lower quartile is $262, upper quartile is $492)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $352

Median gross rent in Mount Sterling, KY in 2007: $480

Housing units in Mount Sterling with a mortgage: 695 (44 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 406

Mount Sterling,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,317 (it was $78,300 in 2000)

Mount Sterling:	$110,317
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,854 - $155,595

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $144,792
Here: $144,792
State: $160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $42,596
Here: $42,596
State: $163,962

In 2-unit structures: $50,451
Here: $50,451
State: $137,715

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $39,966
Here: $39,966
State: $124,940

Mobile homes: $28,929
Here: $28,929
State: $33,636

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,392

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,592

In family households: 4,511 (951 male householders, 589 female householders)
1,042 spouses, 1,598 children (1,423 natural, 75 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 49 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,081 (406 male householders (330 living alone)), 567 female householders (546 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 267 (257 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 721 2-persons, 411 3-persons, 271 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 876 1-person, 87 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

813 married couples with children.
403 single-parent households (62 men, 341 women).

97.7% of residents of Mount Sterling speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Sterling, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 81 5 rooms: 283 6 rooms: 238 7 rooms: 206 8 rooms: 207 9 or more rooms: 207

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Sterling, Kentucky:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 62 3 rooms: 239 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 320 6 rooms: 105 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 51 9 or more rooms: 38

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 130
1995 to 1998: 196
1990 to 1994: 98
1980 to 1989: 286
1970 to 1979: 520
1960 to 1969: 329
1950 to 1959: 425
1940 to 1949: 272
1939 or earlier: 586

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Sterling:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 246 3 bedrooms: 708 4 bedrooms: 224 5 or more bedrooms: 59

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Sterling:
	no bedroom: 26 1 bedroom: 302 2 bedrooms: 573 3 bedrooms: 314 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Sterling in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 350 2 vehicles: 552 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Sterling in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 315 1 vehicle: 592 2 vehicles: 268 3 vehicles: 54 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mount Sterling, KY:

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 43
$60,000 to $69,999: 101
$70,000 to $79,999: 67
$80,000 to $89,999: 104
$90,000 to $99,999: 174
$100,000 to $124,999: 201
$125,000 to $149,999: 179
$150,000 to $174,999: 114
$175,000 to $199,999: 62
$200,000 to $249,999: 87
$250,000 to $299,999: 72
$300,000 to $399,999: 50
$400,000 to $499,999: 41
$500,000 to $749,999: 14
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mount Sterling rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Sterling:

Less than $100: 53 people
$100 to $149: 83
$150 to $199: 104
$200 to $249: 74
$250 to $299: 203
$300 to $349: 183
$350 to $399: 125
$400 to $449: 106
$450 to $499: 120
$500 to $549: 133
$550 to $599: 119
$600 to $649: 49
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 66

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Mount Sterling, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.6%
Number of people working at home: 42 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 248
5 to 9 minutes: 619
10 to 14 minutes: 427
15 to 19 minutes: 165
20 to 24 minutes: 172
25 to 29 minutes: 68
30 to 34 minutes: 191
35 to 39 minutes: 53
40 to 44 minutes: 81
45 to 59 minutes: 245
60 to 89 minutes: 151
90 or more minutes: 19

Mount Sterling mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,007 (81%)
Carpooled: 400 (16%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Walked: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 42 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 445
$10,000 to $14,999: 241
$15,000 to $19,999: 249
$20,000 to $24,999: 228
$25,000 to $29,999: 186
$30,000 to $34,999: 139
$35,000 to $39,999: 153
$40,000 to $44,999: 106
$45,000 to $49,999: 41
$50,000 to $59,999: 189
$60,000 to $74,999: 187
$75,000 to $99,999: 185
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 35
$150,000 to $199,999: 53
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1428

Other groups: 597

English: 411

Irish: 343

German: 276

Scotch-Irish: 146

French (except Basque): 83

Scottish: 56

Italian: 47

Dutch: 42

European: 22

Subsaharan African:: 21

British: 15

Polish: 15

African: 13

French Canadian: 10

Swedish: 9

Russian: 8

Cape Verdean: 8

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (100%)

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

This state: 4751
Northeast: 120
Midwest: 524
South: 388
West: 54

51% of Mount Sterling residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 172
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 121
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 604
Less than 1 year of college: 82
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 143
Associate degree: 57
Bachelor's degree: 260
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 125
7th and 8th grade: 224
9th grade: 110
10th grade: 55
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 65
High school graduate (or equivalency): 732
Less than 1 year of college: 126
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 221
Associate degree: 101
Bachelor's degree: 277
Master's degree: 98
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,683
Black householders: $24,290
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,039
Some other race householders: $27,040
Two or more races householders: $12,251
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $6,046

Mount Sterling household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mount Sterling household income for Black householders

Mount Sterling household income for Two or more races householders

Mount Sterling household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Mount Sterling marital status for males

Mount Sterling marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,618
Black or African American householders: $62,032

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,641
One, attached: 40
Two: 548
3 or 4: 155
5 to 9: 201
10 to 19: 27
20 to 49: 77
50 or more: 76
Mobile homes: 69
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,863

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Sterling:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64

Here:	12.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	6.8%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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