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Sterling, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Sterling is a Census city of 13,172 people across 7.62 square miles of land, in Logan County. Median household income is $43,283, 55.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sterling
What Sterling is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.62 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,729
- County holding the largest share of its areaLogan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
How many people live in Sterling
- Population13,172
- Median age37.7
- Population under 182,129
- Share under 1816.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,520
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent
- Households5,022
- Family households2,368
- Share of households that are families47.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
Income and work in Sterling
- Median household income$43,283
- Per capita income$22,573
- Civilian labor force6,013
- Employed5,546
- Unemployed467 plus or minus 218
- Unemployment rate7.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over9,688
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
Housing in Sterling
- Housing units5,290
- Occupied units5,022
- Vacant units268 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied2,805
- Renter occupied2,217
- Ownership rate55.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$217,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,031
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.6 percent
- Single family units3,742
- Share single family70.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,000 plus or minus 306
- Share in buildings of two or more18.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes548 plus or minus 164
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
How Sterling gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,932
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,321
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more645 plus or minus 205
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone74.6 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
SBA loans in Sterling (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$7,694,500
- Average approval$769,450
- Median approval$379,500
- Largest approval$4,106,000
- Jobs supported109
- Jobs per approval10.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sterling, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sterling
SBA loans in Sterling (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,748,000
- Average approval$349,600
- Median approval$358,000
- Largest approval$569,000
- Jobs supported88
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sterling, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sterling
Flood risk in Sterling
- NFIP communityCity of Sterling
- NFIP community number080294
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/21
The City of Sterling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080294 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Logan County, not Sterling
Logan County context, not Sterling figures
- Establishments in Logan County559
- Covered employment, Logan County7,704
- Average annual pay, Logan County$50,507
- Housing units permitted, Logan County12
Every figure in this section is published for Logan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sterling.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sterling questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sterling, Colorado?
13,172, in 5,022 households. Sterling city covers 7.62 square miles of land, which is 1,729 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sterling in?
Logan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sterling?
$43,283. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,400. Median gross rent is $1,031 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sterling businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $7.7 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $379,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sterling, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sterling borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sterling. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sterling in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sterling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sterling, city of, community 080294, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sterling figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Logan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sterling.
Is zoning published for Sterling?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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