Sterling County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:1,158more
Census 2010:1,143more
Census 2000:1,393more
Population of the County Seat (Sterling City)
Census 2010:888 
Census 2000:1,081 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN STERLING COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Sterling County:1,143more
Sterling City city (part):888more
Balance of Sterling County:255more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:923.5more
Water Area:0.1more
Total Area:923.5more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:1.24more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:32.9%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:94.1%more
Percent African American Alone:1.7%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:2.6%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.1%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%more
Percent Multi-Racial:1.5%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:23.9%more
65 and Older:15.5%more
85 and Older:2.2%more
Median Age:40.8more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$33,053more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$41,614,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$49,064more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:12.4%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:19.0%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$38,259more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$37,357 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$44,285 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$38,914 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$30,883 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:4.2more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:4.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:4.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:2.9 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:2.9 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.321960more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$1,760,129,900more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$904,321,740more
Total Actual Levy:$2,911,554more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$N/Amore
CY 2010:$N/A 
CY 2009:$N/A 
CY 2008:$N/A 
CY 2007:$N/A 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$480more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$51,375more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$51,855more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):51 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:51more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):102 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:102more

Special Districts in Sterling County.
School Districts in Sterling County.
History of City Tax Rates in Sterling County.

Airports in Sterling County.
Hospitals in Sterling County.
Prisons in Sterling County.