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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sterling is $19,837, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sterling median household income is $39,063, which has grown by 28.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 33.50% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sterling residents spend 34.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is higher 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, #437

Sterling, NE	19,837 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	22,340 USD
Nebraska	29,063 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, NE	22,279 USD
Nebraska	34,967 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, NE	22,500 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #380

Sterling, NE	39,063 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	41,278 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #329

Sterling, NE	28.87%
Nebraska	33.50%
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, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.28%	$5,428, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.45%	$15,655, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.31%	$1,050, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.33%	$10,288, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	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, NE	56,000 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sterling, NE	55,895 USD
Nebraska	81,503 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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$39,323, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sterling, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
25 to 44	$41,786, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,571, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$17,375, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sterling, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	360, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	160, 44.44%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	121, 75.63%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	121, 75.63%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	114, 94.21%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 5.79%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	39, 24.38%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	200, 55.56%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	125, 62.50%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	125, 62.50%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	118, 94.40%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 5.60%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	75, 37.50%, see rank	34.32%	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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	225, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	174, 77.33%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	38, 16.89%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	11, 4.89%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2, 0.89%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sterling, NE	34.4 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	232	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	114, 49.14%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17, 14.91%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6, 5.26%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 30.70%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.88%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 14.91%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 20.18%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	118, 50.86%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30, 25.42%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38, 32.20%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	50, 42.37%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.49%	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, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	232, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1, 0.43%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	27, 11.64%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	34, 14.66%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 1.29%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11, 4.74%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 5.17%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18, 7.76%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 4.74%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	73, 31.47%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 1.72%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 12.50%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 3.88%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sterling, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	37	8.22%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2	1.61%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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