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Sterling, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $143,252 (it was $63,100 in 2000)
Sterling:

$143,252
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,823 - $273,245

Total population: 3,040 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,432 (50 farm, 3,382 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,922 (1,337 occupied: 1,083 owner occupied, 254 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

19%
State:

46%

Housing density: 42 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $146,411.

Median contract rent in 2022: $706 (lower quartile is $667, upper quartile is $763)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $182


Median gross rent in Sterling, NY in 2022: $905

Housing units in Sterling with a mortgage: 353 (10 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 250

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Sterling, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 75,781
  • In family households: 61,820 (13,916 male householders, 6,348 female householders)
    14,774 spouses, 21,285 children (19,791 natural, 440 adopted, 1,054 stepchildren), 1,307 grandchildren, 437 brothers or sisters, 541 parents, foster children, 494 other relatives, 2,399 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 13,961 (5,387 male householders (4,043 living alone)), 5,794 female householders (4,907 living alone)), 2,780 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,245 (3,499 institutionalized population)

13,567 married couples with children.
5,314 single-parent households (1,559 men, 3,755 women).

97.0% of residents of Sterling speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 37% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 32 (1.0%)
(46.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sterling, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sterling, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 531 bedroom
  • 2292 bedrooms
  • 5253 bedrooms
  • 2324 bedrooms
  • 445+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 501 bedroom
  • 882 bedrooms
  • 973 bedrooms
  • 134 bedrooms
  • 65+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 78no vehicle
  • 2541 vehicle
  • 5372 vehicles
  • 1903 vehicles
  • 164 vehicles
  • 85+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sterling in renter-occupied apartments
  • 31no vehicle
  • 1511 vehicle
  • 522 vehicles
  • 143 vehicles
  • 64 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sterling, New York
  • 01 room
  • 72 rooms
  • 193 rooms
  • 1194 rooms
  • 2355 rooms
  • 2366 rooms
  • 1867 rooms
  • 1438 rooms
  • 1389+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sterling, New York
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 463 rooms
  • 534 rooms
  • 845 rooms
  • 226 rooms
  • 257 rooms
  • 128 rooms
  • 69+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Sterling, NY
Sterling town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Sterling, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sterling, NY in 2022
  • 2,222Less than $10,000
  • 2,765$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,228$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,761$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,125$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,541$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,967$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,980$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,442$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,400$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,720$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,878$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Sterling: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 23.1%
Number of people working at home: 189 (12.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 45
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 101
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 208
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 162
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 190
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 73
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 193
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 68
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 65
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 188
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 83
  • 90 or more minutes: 44

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,208 (82.5%)
  • Carpooled: 180 (12.3%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 18 (1.2%)
  • Other means: 3 (0.2%)
  • Worked at home: 45 (3.1%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Sterling detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sterling, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sterling, New York
  • 61995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 71985 to 1989
  • 91980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 21970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 9Before 1965
Ancestries in Sterling, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 734 (20.8%)
  • German: 504 (14.3%)
  • Irish: 430 (12.2%)
  • Other: 305 (8.6%)
  • United States: 249 (7.1%)
  • French: 244 (6.9%)
  • Italian: 241 (6.8%)
  • Dutch: 234 (6.6%)
  • French Canadian: 100 (2.8%)
  • Polish: 99 (2.8%)
  • Scottish: 88 (2.5%)
  • Welsh: 57 (1.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 43 (1.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 43 (1.2%)
  • Greek: 36 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 32 (0.9%)
  • Hungarian: 19 (0.5%)
  • Slovak: 19 (0.5%)
  • Arab: 15 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 10 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 9 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 8 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 5 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 3 (0.09%)

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

Cuba
Sterling:

27.3% (9)
New York:

0.9% (36,642)

India
Sterling:

15.2% (5)
New York:

3.0% (117,238)

Germany
Sterling:

12.1% (4)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Ireland
Sterling:

9.1% (3)
New York:

1.1% (41,934)

Hong Kong
Sterling:

9.1% (3)
New York:

1.0% (37,496)

Guatemala
Sterling:

9.1% (3)
New York:

0.9% (33,208)

United Kingdom
Sterling:

6.1% (2)
New York:

1.6% (62,237)

France
Sterling:

6.1% (2)
New York:

0.5% (20,310)

Korea
Sterling:

6.1% (2)
New York:

2.5% (97,933)

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

  • This state: 2,976
  • Other state: 378
  • Northeast: 148
  • Midwest: 84
  • South: 95
  • West: 51

70% of Sterling residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 67
  • 9th grade: 38
  • 10th grade: 49
  • 11th grade: 30
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 560
  • Less than 1 year of college: 78
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 117
  • Associate degree: 56
  • Bachelor's degree: 102
  • Master's degree: 26
  • Professional school degree: 19
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6
  • 7th and 8th grade: 27
  • 9th grade: 30
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 55
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 21
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 490
  • Less than 1 year of college: 89
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
  • Associate degree: 112
  • Bachelor's degree: 117
  • Master's degree: 66
  • Professional school degree: 3
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Sterling marital status for males
Sterling marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,372
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 30
  • 3 or 4: 12
  • 5 to 9: 8
  • 10 to 19: 4
  • 20 to 49: 35
  • Mobile homes: 382
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59

Median worth of mobile homes: $84,074

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.7%
Year householders moved into residence in Sterling
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sterling, NY
  • 43.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 36.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 11.4%Wood
  • 4.2%Electricity
  • 1.9%Other fuel
  • 1.8%Coal or coke
  • 0.5%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sterling, NY
  • 46.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 24.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 20.1%Electricity
  • 5.5%Utility gas
  • 2.0%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Wood
  • 0.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Here:

6.4%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
Here:

12.5%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
Here:

18.5%
New York:

38.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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