Demographic Profile for Sterling County, Texas
Sterling County, Texas had a population of 1,303 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 1,375. The decline shows a decrease of -5.2 percent. Sterling ranks 173 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,072 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.
When measuring the total land area, Sterling spans a total area of 923 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).
Sterling County, Texas has a population that is made of 65.4 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 34.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Sterling has increased the percent of minority population when 31.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
From 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Sterling from outside the country. The immigration into Sterling makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Sterling County, Texas to be 41.5 years old. The median age in Sterling is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.8 years old. With 23.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Sterling can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
When measuring the total land area, Sterling spans a total area of 923 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).
Sterling County, Texas has a population that is made of 65.4 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 34.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Sterling has increased the percent of minority population when 31.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
From 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Sterling from outside the country. The immigration into Sterling makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Sterling County, Texas to be 41.5 years old. The median age in Sterling is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.8 years old. With 23.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Sterling can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
