Sterling City, TX Housing Market & City Data

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998
Population Estimate
$52,407
Median Home Value
98.1%
Employment Rate
8.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$117
Median Listing Price$160,000
Median Days on Market34
Active Listings1
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)3
Avg Listing Price$160,000
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-22%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-43%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.03
Family Dual Income58.3
Median Household Income$65,595
Median Individual Income$32,404
Home Ownership86.8%
Home Value$52,407
Median Rent$850
Rent Burden20.3%
Poverty2.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.6%
  • Highschool Education50.8%
  • Some College29.0%
  • Bachelors Degree4.8%
  • Graduate Degree3.7%
  • Total College or Above8.5%
  • Stem Degree36.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male57.7%
  • Female42.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married53.9%
  • Divorced23.5%
  • Never Married19.4%
  • Widowed3.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySterling City
State IDTX
Population998

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1836.8%
19–296.6%
30–398.0%
40–4918.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.7%
60–696.8%
70–795.2%
80+2.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation74.6%
Unemployment Rate1.9%
Disabled11.1%

ETHNICITY

White92.5%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other6.4%
Multiple1.0%

OTHER

Hispanic53.7%
Limited English5.4%
Health Uninsured24.6%
Veteran5.1%

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