Sterling, Kansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,515
Male Share of the Population	49.8%
Female Share of the Population	50.2%
Senior Citizens	15%
Employed Population 16+	1,158
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	39.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	16.7%
Median Earnings25+	$36,923
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$2
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,833

Wealth

Median Family Income	$67,903
% Above Poverty Level	76.9%
% Below Poverty Level	23.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	12 minutes
% Working from Home	3.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	11.9%
% Using Public Transportation	0.7%

Housing

People Living Alone	32%
Median Gross Rent	$559
Median House Value	$82,900

Ancestry

German	25.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17%
Irish	12.4%
English	10.8%
French Except Basque	3.8%
Italian	3.1%
Scottish	2.4%
Dutch	1.9%
Welsh	1.9%
Swedish	1.7%
Polish	1.2%
African	0.9%
Ghanaian	0.8%
Norwegian	0.8%
Danishn	0.4%
Swiss	0.4%
Canadian	0.3%
Austrian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
Arab	0.1%
Czech	0.1%
Lebanese	0.1%
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Sterling Almanac

Category	Value
County	Rice County
Standard Zip Codes	67579
Phone Area Codes	620
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	38.2
Approximate Longitude	-98.2

Sterling Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	STERLING
Distance	0.6 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 40 F
Apr Temp	41 to 67 F
Jul Temp	68 to 93 F
Oct Temp	44 to 70 F
Annual Precip	29.2 inches

Station	HUTCHINSON 10 SW
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 40 F
Apr Temp	41 to 66 F
Jul Temp	67 to 93 F
Oct Temp	43 to 70 F
Annual Precip	30.3 inches

Station	GREAT BEND
Distance	32.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 69 F
Jul Temp	68 to 93 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	26.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Abbyville	80	$71,563
Alden	114	$51,250
Chase	514	$46,071
Little River	497	$60,208
Lyons	3,608	$57,541
Nickerson	1,038	$53,563

Sterling Public Libraries

Sterling Free Public Library
138 N. BROADWAY
Sterling, Kansas
(620) 278-3191

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Sterling Public Schools

Sterling Grade School
218 S 5th
ZIP: 67579
(620) 278-3112
Primary
Total Enrollment 298

Sterling Junior High/senior High
308 E Washington
ZIP: 67579
(620) 278-2171
High
Total Enrollment 253

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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