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Sterling, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Sterling is a Census village of 717 people across 0.40 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $70,313, 77.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sterling
What Sterling is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,812
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson 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
- Population717
- Median age42.4 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 18152 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over179 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Households269
- Family households193 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families71.7 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$70,313 plus or minus $17,275
- Per capita income$31,928
- Civilian labor force367 plus or minus 75
- Employed350
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over488
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sterling
- Housing units294
- Occupied units269
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied209
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate77.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$830
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units284
- Share single family96.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more2.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sterling gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute340
- Commuting under 15 minutes132 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more109 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.1 percent
- Drove alone73.7 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
SBA loans in Sterling (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$5,000,000
- Average approval$5,000,000
- Median approval$5,000,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term190 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sterling, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
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Flood risk in Sterling
- NFIP communityVillage of Sterling
- NFIP community number310126
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/06(L)
The Village of Sterling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310126 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.
Johnson County, not Sterling
Johnson County context, not Sterling figures
- Establishments in Johnson County102
- Covered employment, Johnson County1,394
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$54,239
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County6
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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, Nebraska?
717, in 269 households. Sterling village covers 0.40 square miles of land, which is 1,812 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?
Johnson 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?
$70,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,400. Median gross rent is $830 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $5,000,000. 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 0 loans have 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, village of, community 310126, 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 Johnson 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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