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Sterling, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Sterling is a Census town of 751 people across 0.82 square miles of land, in Comanche County. Median household income is $67,981, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sterling
What Sterling is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land913 plus or minus 224
- County holding the largest share of its areaComanche 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
- Population751 plus or minus 184
- Median age40.2 plus or minus 12.3
- Population under 18204 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1827.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over119 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households301 plus or minus 73
- Family households232 plus or minus 68
- Share of households that are families77.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sterling
- Median household income$67,981 plus or minus $18,394
- Per capita income$36,630 plus or minus $10,875
- Civilian labor force251 plus or minus 76
- Employed251 plus or minus 76
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over523 plus or minus 119
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sterling
- Housing units336 plus or minus 72
- Occupied units301 plus or minus 73
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied223 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$604 plus or minus $273
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units274 plus or minus 68
- Share single family81.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1974
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 commute241 plus or minus 76
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more151 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.7 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Drove alone91.5 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sterling
- NFIP communityTown of Sterling
- NFIP community number400414
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/09(M)
The Town of Sterling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400414 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.
Comanche County, not Sterling
Comanche County context, not Sterling figures
- Establishments in Comanche County2,133
- Covered employment, Comanche County41,346
- Average annual pay, Comanche County$51,305
- Housing units permitted, Comanche County132
Every figure in this section is published for Comanche 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, Oklahoma?
751, in 301 households. Sterling town covers 0.82 square miles of land, which is 913 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?
Comanche 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?
$67,981. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,900. Median gross rent is $604 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sterling in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sterling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sterling, town of, community 400414, 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 Comanche 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.