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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sterling is $34,335, which is about the same as the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Sterling median household income is $71,393, which has grown by 49.67% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sterling residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #48

Sterling, AK	34,335 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, AK	32,098 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, AK	45,789 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, AK	27,328 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #56

Sterling, AK	71,393 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sterling, AK	89,960 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #92

Sterling, AK	49.67%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sterling, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.98%	$6,874, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.46%	$16,862, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.15%	$2,106, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.78%	$46,561, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sterling, AK	87,100 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sterling, AK	102,021 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sterling, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$71,518, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Two or More Races	$31,932, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sterling, AK	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$55,833, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$104,643, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,507, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$46,250, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sterling, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,733, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	2,513, 53.10%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,654, 65.82%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.56%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,640, 65.26%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,480, 90.24%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	160, 9.76%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	859, 34.18%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	2,220, 46.90%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,320, 59.46%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.59%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,307, 58.87%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,206, 92.27%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	101, 7.73%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	900, 40.54%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sterling, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,619, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,960, 74.84%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	202, 7.71%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	149, 5.69%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	37, 1.41%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	271, 10.35%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sterling, AK	20.2 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sterling, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,686	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	1,480, 55.10%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	309, 20.88%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	255, 17.23%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	162, 10.95%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.27%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	329, 22.23%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	265, 17.91%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	1,206, 44.90%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	519, 43.03%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	291, 24.13%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	378, 31.34%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 1.49%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sterling, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,686, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	304, 11.32%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	276, 10.28%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	44, 1.64%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	26, 0.97%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	266, 9.90%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	163, 6.07%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	60, 2.23%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62, 2.31%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	193, 7.19%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	788, 29.34%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	224, 8.34%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	157, 5.85%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	123, 4.58%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sterling, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	443	7.75%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	68	4.26%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.