Sterling County is 12th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current population (2012) | 1,191 | 246th | 26,059,203 | 313,914,040 | 
| Size in square miles | 923.5 | 106th | 261,231.7 | 3,531,905.4 | 
| Population density (people per sqmi) | 1.2 | 242nd | 96.3 | 87.4 | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents younger than 5 | 6.9% | 100th | 7.5% | 6.4% | 
| Residents younger than 18 | 24.9% | 116th | 26.8% | 23.5% | 
| Residents 65 or older | 15.8% | 123rd | 10.9% | 13.7% | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) | 72.0% | 206th | 80.4% | 85.4% | 
| Residents with college degree (older than 25) | 18.0% | 90th | 26.1% | 28.2% | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race - White | 94.6% | 82nd | 80.6% | 77.9% | 
| Race - Black or African American | 1.5% | 196th | 12.3% | 13.1% | 
| Race - American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.9% | 12th | 1.0% | 1.2% | 
| Race - Asian | 0.2% | 240th | 4.2% | 5.1% | 
| Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 131st | 0.1% | 0.2% | 
| Race - Two or More | 1.7% | 58th | 1.7% | 2.4% | 
| Race - Hispanic or Latino | 36.8% | 86th | 38.2% | 16.9% | 
| Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino | 59.5% | 141st | 44.5% | 63.0% | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female residents | 48.6% | 201st | 50.3% | 50.8% | 
| Foreign born residents | 10.2% | 66th | 16.2% | 12.8% | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 608 | 246th | 10,098,750 | 132,312,404 | 
| Units inside multi-unit buildings | 1.8% | 240th | 24.0% | 25.9% | 
| Households | 424 | 244th | 8,667,807 | 114,761,359 | 
| Home ownership rate | 75.7% | 101st | 64.5% | 66.1% | 
| Home median value | $63,500 | 192nd | $126,400 | $186,200 | 
| People per household | 2.8 | 73rd | 2.8 | 2.6 | 
| Building permits (last year) | 0 | 251st | 135,514 | 829,658 | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per capita | $18,500 | 198th | $25,548 | $27,915 | 
| Income per household | $41,944 | 141st | $50,920 | $52,762 | 
| Income below poverty line | 14.7% | 164th | 17.0% | 14.3% | 
| Sterling County | Rank | Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-farm private establishments | 33 | 241st | 525,420 | 7,354,043 | 
| Non-farm private employees | 287 | 232nd | 8,987,663 | 113,425,965 | 
| Total businesses (including small businesses) | 186 | 207th | 2,164,852 | 27,092,908 | 
| Retail sales | $0 | 248th | $311,334,781 | $3,917,663,456 | 
| Retail sales per capita | $0 | 246th | $13,061 | $12,990 | 
| Retail accommodation and food service sales | $0 | 248th | $42,054,592 | $613,795,732 | 
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