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Sterling township, IL map Land area: 23.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 18,679 (96% urban, 4% rural)
Males: 8,966  (48.0%)
Females: 9,713  (52.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 18,201 (12,666 owner occupied, 5,535 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

30%
State:

33%


Races in Sterling township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 78.2%
  • Black: 1.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 18.0%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 39.0

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Average household size: 2.46

Sterling township:

2.5 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.03

Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,373 ($39,248 in 1999)
This township:

$47,373
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $513 (lower quartile is $427, upper quartile is $589)
Here:

$513
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $126,751 (it was $74,800 in 2000)
Sterling township:

$126,751
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,492 - $176,701

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $148,744
Here:

$148,744
State:

$270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,802
Here:

$183,802
State:

$256,242

In 2-unit structures: $174,861
Here:

$174,861
State:

$309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,024
Here:

$105,024
State:

$307,695

Mobile homes: $17,128
Here:

$17,128
State:

$35,670
Population density: 794 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

10.1%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

3.7%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Sterling.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Sterling township include: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), General Church (B), Tabernacle Christian Church (C), Macedonia Baptist Church (D), World Wide Christian Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Science Ridge Mennonite Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Sugar Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Sterling township include: Sinnissippi Park (1), Gartner Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 941 (36% naturalized citizens)

Sterling township:  5.0%
State:  12.3%

56% of Sterling township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 14013
  • Northeast: 242
  • Midwest: 1804
  • South: 1186
  • West: 348

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,700

Sterling township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Sterling township, Illinois:

  • 245 people in nursing homes
  • 95 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 66 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,620
  • One, attached: 96
  • Two: 625
  • 3 or 4: 412
  • 5 to 9: 441
  • 10 to 19: 96
  • 20 to 49: 169
  • 50 or more: 242
  • Mobile homes: 73

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Sterling township with a mortgage: 2,820 (319 second mortgage, 440 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,740

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 73
  • 1995 to 1998: 310
  • 1990 to 1994: 196
  • 1980 to 1989: 471
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,159
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,162
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,314
  • 1940 to 1949: 967
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,122

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 13
  • 3 rooms: 69
  • 4 rooms: 363
  • 5 rooms: 1,136
  • 6 rooms: 1,270
  • 7 rooms: 922
  • 8 rooms: 527
  • 9 or more rooms: 585

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 77
  • 2 rooms: 182
  • 3 rooms: 456
  • 4 rooms: 738
  • 5 rooms: 555
  • 6 rooms: 327
  • 7 rooms: 71
  • 8 rooms: 62
  • 9 or more rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sterling township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 92
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,081
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,519
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,048
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 145

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling township:

  • no bedroom: 107
  • 1 bedroom: 724
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,015
  • 3 bedrooms: 567
  • 4 bedrooms: 55
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 236
  • 1 vehicle: 1,448
  • 2 vehicles: 2,408
  • 3 vehicles: 658
  • 4 vehicles: 119
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 510
  • 1 vehicle: 1,203
  • 2 vehicles: 629
  • 3 vehicles: 113
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 23

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (23%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Sterling township:

  • German (26.4%)
  • Irish (12.6%)
  • United States or American (8.1%)
  • English (7.1%)
  • Italian (2.7%)
  • Norwegian (2.1%)
  • Swedish (2.0%)

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

  • Mexico (79%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
  • Korea (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Philippines (2%)
  • Haiti (2%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,751 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 1,122 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 117 (1%)
  • Taxi: 5 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 50 (1%)
  • Walked: 173 (2%)
  • Other means: 50 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 196 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

People in group quarters in Sterling township, Illinois:

  • 245 people in nursing homes
  • 95 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 66 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

87.9% of residents of Sterling township speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,215
  • In family households: 15,444 (3,867 male householders, 1,129 female householders)
    3,867 spouses, 5,390 children (4,928 natural, 92 adopted, 370 stepchildren), 417 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 176 other relatives, 381 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,771 (1,075 male householders (906 living alone)), 1,316 female householders (1,198 living alone)), 380 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 479 (302 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,094 2-persons, 1,136 3-persons, 1,060 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 195 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 2,104 1-person, 258 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 15 4-persons,

3,052 married couples with children.
1,215 single-parent households (251 men, 964 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 262
Here:

12.3%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
Here:

6.5%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:

5.7%
Illinois:

25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


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.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sterling township:

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