Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,306
| This zip code: | $44,306 | | Kansas: | $50,177 |
Nearest zip codes: 67512, 67561, 67554, 67510, 67568, 67573.
Housing units in zip code 67579 with a mortgage: 343 (18 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 290
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,030
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $417
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 11.3% | | Whole state: | 11.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 17
- 1995 to 1998: 49
- 1990 to 1994: 56
- 1980 to 1989: 84
- 1970 to 1979: 141
- 1960 to 1969: 98
- 1950 to 1959: 98
- 1940 to 1949: 128
- 1939 or earlier: 598
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling, KS (67579): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 23
- 2 bedrooms: 268
- 3 bedrooms: 348
- 4 bedrooms: 143
- 5 or more bedrooms: 36
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 51
- 2 bedrooms: 130
- 3 bedrooms: 63
- 4 bedrooms: 34
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 67579 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 33
- 1 vehicle: 193
- 2 vehicles: 366
- 3 vehicles: 174
- 4 vehicles: 32
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 21
- 1 vehicle: 133
- 2 vehicles: 86
- 3 vehicles: 36
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 67579:
- Less than $10,000: 19
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 38
- $20,000 to $24,999: 31
- $25,000 to $29,999: 12
- $30,000 to $34,999: 14
- $35,000 to $39,999: 16
- $40,000 to $49,999: 54
- $50,000 to $59,999: 50
- $60,000 to $69,999: 39
- $70,000 to $79,999: 40
- $80,000 to $89,999: 45
- $90,000 to $99,999: 42
- $100,000 to $124,999: 83
- $125,000 to $149,999: 101
- $150,000 to $174,999: 53
- $175,000 to $199,999: 39
- $200,000 to $249,999: 39
- $250,000 to $299,999: 32
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
- $400,000 to $499,999: 6
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 67579:
- Less than $100: 35
- $100 to $149: 22
- $150 to $199: 28
- $200 to $249: 29
- $250 to $299: 15
- $300 to $349: 41
- $350 to $399: 37
- $400 to $449: 7
- $450 to $499: 2
- $500 to $549: 2
- $550 to $599: 1
- No cash rent: 32
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $71,850.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,197
- Black or African American householders: $69,833
- Two or more races householders: $42,675
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $94,227 (it was $61,000 in 2000)
| 67579: | $94,227 | | Kansas: | $125,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,744 - $139,358
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $111,302| Here: | $111,302 | | State: | $160,651 |
Mobile homes: $25,114| Here: | $25,114 | | State: | $34,057 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500| Here: | $22,500 | | State: | $58,726 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,081
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 18
- 5 to 9: 9
- 10 to 19: 4
- 20 to 49: 4
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 68
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,274 (76%)
- Carpooled: 138 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 163 (10%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 70 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 209
- 5 to 9 minutes: 484
- 10 to 14 minutes: 269
- 15 to 19 minutes: 117
- 20 to 24 minutes: 78
- 25 to 29 minutes: 37
- 30 to 34 minutes: 169
- 35 to 39 minutes: 40
- 40 to 44 minutes: 27
- 45 to 59 minutes: 52
- 60 to 89 minutes: 101
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,653
- In family households: 2,282 (713 male householders, 68 female householders)
695 spouses, 701 children (621 natural, 18 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 19 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 371 (151 male householders (148 living alone)), 205 female householders (188 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 732 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 388 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 158 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 336 1-person, 20 2-persons.
564 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (27 men, 79 women).
98.1% of residents of 67579 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% very well, 12% well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 29% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 18 (0.5%)
(66.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Iran (33%)
- Philippines (33%)
- Canada (33%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 6
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White population: 3,272
Black population: 40
American Indian population: 22
Asian population: 20
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 30
Two or more races population: 25
First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 578 |
|  German: 563 |
|  English: 257 |
|  Irish: 116 |
|  Other groups: 114 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 64 |
|  Scottish: 60 |
|  Swedish: 60 |
|  French (except Basque): 45 |
|  Dutch: 37 |
|  Italian: 30 |
|  European: 22 |
|  Welsh: 21 |
|  French Canadian: 17 |
|  Portuguese: 12 |
|  Czech: 10 |
|  Norwegian: 7 |
|  Polish: 7 |
|  Iranian: 6 |
|  Celtic: 5 |
|  Danish: 4 |
|  British: 3 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KMW LTD (535 WEST GARFIELD AVENUE in STERLING, KS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-15900040, AIR PROGRAM, RTK-RC00489, EPCRA
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Organizations: KMW LIMITED, MICHAEL H BENDER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALO CANADA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALO USA INC, K M W INC
- JACAM CHEMICALS, LLC (205 S BROADWAY in STERLING, KS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0282, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0282, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- WEST WICHITA GAS GATHERING LLC (1800 AVENUE W in STERLING, KS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-15900006, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Alternative names: LUMEN ENERGY, PEOPLES NATURAL GAS, WEST WICHITA GATHERING LLC
- ZIMM S FEEDLOT (1650 AVENUE R in STERLING, KS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-09093, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Alternative names: ZIMM'S FEEDLOT
- ENGELLAND, JOHN A (1680 AVENUE T in STERLING, KS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - CAFO-11470, LIVE STOCK WASTE CONTROL
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Alternative names: JOHN A ENGELLAND
- CENTRAL KANSAS COTTON GROWERS, INC. (STERLING COLLEGE ROAD in STERLING, KS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - ISTEPS-15900022, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: COTTON GINNING
- JACAM CHEMICALS, LLC - MANUFAC TURING PLANT (425 S 11TH ST in STERLING, KS)
STATE MASTER (Kansas Facility Profiler) - TANKS-41676, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, RTK-RC00075, EPCRA
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Organizations: JACAM CHEMICAL L.L.C. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
, JACAM CHEMICALS LLC (RTK PARENT ORGANIZATION)
Alternative names: JACAM CHEMICAL L.L.C., JACAM CHEMICALS LLC, JACAM CHEMICAL LLC MANUFACTURING PLANT
- MILLER AUTOMOTIVE INC (113 W MONROE in STERLING, KS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: MIKE MILLER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- ED ENGELLAND (2360 AVENUE W in STERLING, KS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
Alternative names: ENGELLAND, ED, INC.
- KARL & LANA BURGESS (RURAL ROUTE 2 in STERLING, KS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
Alternative names: BURGESS, KARL & LANA
- UNITED INDUSTRIES (202 E CLEVELAND in STERLING, KS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,393
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (75%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2760
- Northeast: 48
- Midwest: 171
- South: 149
- West: 235
51% of the 67579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Kansas.
Population in 1990: 2,485. Population change in the 1990s: +924 (+37.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 4.7% | | Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 250
| Here: | 30.4% | | Kansas: | 13.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC (202 E CLEVELAND AVE in STERLING, KS; small business): $79,366 in 7 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Structural Shapes, Athletic and Sporting Equipment, Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment, Electrical Hardware and Supplies by Army, Department of State Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $56,271; 2003: $14,687; 2004: $4,192; 2005: $4,216; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$47,320 with Army for Structural Shapes. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2002-04-29. Completion date: 2002-08-30.
$8,951 with Army for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-17. Completion date: 2002-12-16.
$7,700 with Army for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-09-19. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$6,987 with Army for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (50-99: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Direct Mail Advertising (20-49: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
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.)
726 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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