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Sterling, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Sterling is a Census town of 281 people across 0.32 square miles of land, in Sanpete County. Median household income is $66,359, 86.4 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 area0.32 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land869 plus or minus 433
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanpete 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
- Population281 plus or minus 140
- Median age37.0 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 1898 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1834.9 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Population 65 and over39 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households81 plus or minus 37
- Family households69 plus or minus 33
- Share of households that are families85.2 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$66,359
- Per capita income$22,386 plus or minus $7,643
- Civilian labor force101 plus or minus 54
- Employed92 plus or minus 49
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate8.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over166 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent plus or minus 52.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sterling
- Housing units89 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units81 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Owner occupied70 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate86.4 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$243,800 plus or minus $196,572
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,094 plus or minus $273
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units72 plus or minus 33
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1976
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 commute78 plus or minus 44
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.3 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.5 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Drove alone82.6 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home15.2 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sterling
Flood risk in Sterling
- NFIP communityTown of Sterling
- NFIP community number490170
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/12
The Town of Sterling does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 490170 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.
Sanpete County, not Sterling
Sanpete County context, not Sterling figures
- Establishments in Sanpete County534
- Covered employment, Sanpete County9,381
- Average annual pay, Sanpete County$44,420
- Housing units permitted, Sanpete County266
Every figure in this section is published for Sanpete 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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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, Utah?
281, in 81 households. Sterling town covers 0.32 square miles of land, which is 869 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?
Sanpete 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?
$66,359. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,800. Median gross rent is $1,094 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Sterling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sterling, town of, community 490170, 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 Sanpete 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.