Sterling City, Texas

Sterling County

48-70232

Sterling City is a city in Sterling County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is also the county seat. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1081 on an area of ​​2.5 km ². The population density is 432 per km ².

Demographic data

Data obtained from the census in 2000 1.081 inhabitants of Sterling City lived in 393 households; among them were 297 families. The population density was 426 per km ². In the resort 467 residential units were recorded. Among the population was 82.1 % White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% American Indian and 14.9 % of other ethnic groups; 2.6 % reported belonging to several ethnic groups.

Among the 393 households out of which 37 % had children under the age of 18; 63 % were married couples living together. 23 % of households were single-person households. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size 3.18.

The population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.5 % from 18 to 24, 29.2% 25-44 years, 20.0 % from 45 to 64 years and 15.7 % of 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years.

The median household income was $ 36,359, the median family income $ 38,958. The per capita income in Sterling City was $ 14,955. Under the poverty line lived 17.7 % of the population.