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Sterling Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 60,653
Land Area (2000): 1,773.546 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 31.707 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	78,536	63.74%
Rural, Farm	5,733	4.65%
Rural, Non-farm	38,948	31.61%

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Sterling Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	30,879	29,184	1,695	5.49%	55
1991	31,362	29,204	2,158	6.88%	69
1992	31,666	29,747	1,919	6.06%	60
1993	31,127	29,294	1,833	5.89%	59
1994	31,630	30,297	1,333	4.21%	42
1995	31,022	29,775	1,247	4.02%	40
1996	31,490	30,275	1,215	3.86%	39
1997	32,246	31,119	1,128	3.50%	35
1998	32,221	31,154	1,067	3.31%	33
1999	32,061	30,736	1,325	4.13%	41
2000	30,884	29,561	1,323	4.28%	43
2001	30,506	28,559	1,947	6.38%	64
2002	29,459	27,459	2,000	6.79%	68
2003	28,964	26,898	2,067	7.13%	71
2004	29,282	27,400	1,882	6.43%	64
2005	30,042	28,269	1,773	5.90%	59
2006	30,584	28,935	1,649	5.39%	54
2007	31,005	29,285	1,720	5.55%	55
2008	31,296	29,160	2,136	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	30,620	28,698	1,922	6.28%	63
Feb 1990	30,451	28,433	2,018	6.63%	66
Mar 1990	30,498	28,774	1,724	5.65%	57
Apr 1990	30,407	28,958	1,449	4.77%	48
May 1990	30,479	29,056	1,423	4.67%	47
Jun 1990	31,336	29,732	1,604	5.12%	51
Jul 1990	31,294	29,806	1,488	4.75%	48
Aug 1990	30,799	29,275	1,524	4.95%	49
Sep 1990	30,947	29,445	1,502	4.85%	49
Oct 1990	31,310	29,621	1,689	5.39%	54
Nov 1990	31,266	29,268	1,998	6.39%	64
Dec 1990	31,142	29,140	2,002	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	30,682	28,529	2,153	7.02%	70
Feb 1991	30,969	28,658	2,311	7.46%	75
Mar 1991	31,151	28,817	2,334	7.49%	75
Apr 1991	31,130	28,869	2,261	7.26%	73
May 1991	31,461	29,574	1,887	6.00%	60
Jun 1991	31,968	29,527	2,441	7.64%	76
Jul 1991	31,466	29,535	1,931	6.14%	61
Aug 1991	31,472	29,367	2,105	6.69%	67
Sep 1991	31,339	29,414	1,925	6.14%	61
Oct 1991	31,579	29,608	1,971	6.24%	62
Nov 1991	31,318	29,256	2,062	6.58%	66
Dec 1991	31,803	29,294	2,509	7.89%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	31,662	29,222	2,440	7.71%	77
Feb 1992	31,372	29,037	2,335	7.44%	74
Mar 1992	31,509	29,400	2,109	6.69%	67
Apr 1992	31,407	29,515	1,892	6.02%	60
May 1992	31,830	30,101	1,729	5.43%	54
Jun 1992	32,217	30,302	1,915	5.94%	59
Jul 1992	32,032	30,182	1,850	5.78%	58
Aug 1992	31,671	29,718	1,953	6.17%	62
Sep 1992	31,578	29,864	1,714	5.43%	54
Oct 1992	31,551	30,053	1,498	4.75%	47
Nov 1992	31,378	29,867	1,511	4.82%	48
Dec 1992	31,782	29,701	2,081	6.55%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	30,877	28,596	2,281	7.39%	74
Feb 1993	30,664	28,405	2,259	7.37%	74
Mar 1993	30,875	28,842	2,033	6.58%	66
Apr 1993	30,840	28,843	1,997	6.48%	65
May 1993	31,200	29,299	1,901	6.09%	61
Jun 1993	32,022	30,000	2,022	6.31%	63
Jul 1993	31,491	29,661	1,830	5.81%	58
Aug 1993	31,067	29,422	1,645	5.30%	53
Sep 1993	30,777	29,297	1,480	4.81%	48
Oct 1993	31,428	29,875	1,553	4.94%	49
Nov 1993	31,042	29,622	1,420	4.57%	46
Dec 1993	31,243	29,668	1,575	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	31,128	29,297	1,831	5.88%	59
Feb 1994	31,175	29,307	1,868	5.99%	60
Mar 1994	31,131	29,489	1,642	5.27%	53
Apr 1994	31,656	30,350	1,306	4.13%	41
May 1994	32,018	30,824	1,194	3.73%	37
Jun 1994	32,659	31,311	1,348	4.13%	41
Jul 1994	31,677	30,400	1,277	4.03%	40
Aug 1994	31,555	30,232	1,323	4.19%	42
Sep 1994	31,537	30,480	1,057	3.35%	34
Oct 1994	31,861	30,753	1,108	3.48%	35
Nov 1994	31,584	30,632	952	3.01%	30
Dec 1994	31,583	30,494	1,089	3.45%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	30,952	29,570	1,382	4.46%	45
Feb 1995	30,823	29,440	1,383	4.49%	45
Mar 1995	30,915	29,663	1,252	4.05%	40
Apr 1995	31,500	30,178	1,322	4.20%	42
May 1995	31,368	30,149	1,219	3.89%	39
Jun 1995	31,759	30,461	1,298	4.09%	41
Jul 1995	31,121	29,801	1,320	4.24%	42
Aug 1995	30,880	29,657	1,223	3.96%	40
Sep 1995	30,844	29,788	1,056	3.42%	34
Oct 1995	30,810	29,772	1,038	3.37%	34
Nov 1995	30,658	29,547	1,111	3.62%	36
Dec 1995	30,639	29,274	1,365	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	30,745	29,198	1,547	5.03%	50
Feb 1996	30,786	29,254	1,532	4.98%	50
Mar 1996	31,059	29,740	1,319	4.25%	42
Apr 1996	31,734	30,663	1,071	3.37%	34
May 1996	31,858	30,731	1,127	3.54%	35
Jun 1996	32,385	31,117	1,268	3.92%	39
Jul 1996	31,699	30,355	1,344	4.24%	42
Aug 1996	31,235	30,032	1,203	3.85%	39
Sep 1996	31,452	30,456	996	3.17%	32
Oct 1996	31,558	30,595	963	3.05%	31
Nov 1996	31,707	30,733	974	3.07%	31
Dec 1996	31,664	30,428	1,236	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	31,485	30,128	1,357	4.31%	43
Feb 1997	31,181	29,747	1,434	4.60%	46
Mar 1997	31,730	30,394	1,336	4.21%	42
Apr 1997	32,052	31,022	1,030	3.21%	32
May 1997	32,205	31,285	920	2.86%	29
Jun 1997	33,199	32,089	1,110	3.34%	33
Jul 1997	32,452	31,383	1,069	3.29%	33
Aug 1997	32,189	31,089	1,100	3.42%	34
Sep 1997	32,569	31,495	1,074	3.30%	33
Oct 1997	32,651	31,689	962	2.95%	29
Nov 1997	32,749	31,746	1,003	3.06%	31
Dec 1997	32,495	31,357	1,138	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	31,431	30,074	1,357	4.32%	43
Feb 1998	31,290	29,903	1,387	4.43%	44
Mar 1998	31,567	30,348	1,219	3.86%	39
Apr 1998	31,686	30,885	801	2.53%	25
May 1998	32,148	31,290	858	2.67%	27
Jun 1998	32,990	31,847	1,143	3.46%	35
Jul 1998	32,623	31,712	911	2.79%	28
Aug 1998	32,555	31,547	1,008	3.10%	31
Sep 1998	32,570	31,678	892	2.74%	27
Oct 1998	32,765	31,659	1,106	3.38%	34
Nov 1998	32,742	31,742	1,000	3.05%	31
Dec 1998	32,288	31,167	1,121	3.47%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	32,204	30,568	1,636	5.08%	51
Feb 1999	31,933	30,347	1,586	4.97%	50
Mar 1999	32,004	30,675	1,329	4.15%	42
Apr 1999	31,955	30,803	1,152	3.61%	36
May 1999	33,004	31,651	1,353	4.10%	41
Jun 1999	32,879	31,439	1,440	4.38%	44
Jul 1999	32,205	30,832	1,373	4.26%	43
Aug 1999	32,147	30,752	1,395	4.34%	43
Sep 1999	31,722	30,504	1,218	3.84%	38
Oct 1999	31,805	30,667	1,138	3.58%	36
Nov 1999	31,556	30,455	1,101	3.49%	35
Dec 1999	31,314	30,139	1,175	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	30,655	29,135	1,520	4.96%	50
Feb 2000	30,635	28,998	1,637	5.34%	53
Mar 2000	30,731	29,219	1,512	4.92%	49
Apr 2000	30,540	29,308	1,232	4.03%	40
May 2000	30,935	29,696	1,239	4.01%	40
Jun 2000	31,444	30,057	1,387	4.41%	44
Jul 2000	30,998	29,654	1,344	4.34%	43
Aug 2000	31,136	29,843	1,293	4.15%	42
Sep 2000	31,213	30,005	1,208	3.87%	39
Oct 2000	30,845	29,788	1,057	3.43%	34
Nov 2000	30,749	29,569	1,180	3.84%	38
Dec 2000	30,726	29,459	1,267	4.12%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	30,329	28,732	1,597	5.27%	53
Feb 2001	30,237	28,504	1,733	5.73%	57
Mar 2001	30,438	28,683	1,755	5.77%	58
Apr 2001	30,864	29,375	1,489	4.82%	48
May 2001	30,832	29,414	1,418	4.60%	46
Jun 2001	31,090	28,775	2,315	7.45%	74
Jul 2001	30,764	28,590	2,174	7.07%	71
Aug 2001	30,840	28,427	2,413	7.82%	78
Sep 2001	30,461	28,364	2,097	6.88%	69
Oct 2001	30,358	28,328	2,030	6.69%	67
Nov 2001	29,870	27,806	2,064	6.91%	69
Dec 2001	29,987	27,712	2,275	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	29,452	27,026	2,426	8.24%	82
Feb 2002	29,250	26,856	2,394	8.18%	82
Mar 2002	29,377	27,140	2,237	7.61%	76
Apr 2002	29,712	27,687	2,025	6.82%	68
May 2002	29,640	27,777	1,863	6.29%	63
Jun 2002	29,658	27,614	2,044	6.89%	69
Jul 2002	29,413	27,464	1,949	6.63%	66
Aug 2002	29,624	27,768	1,856	6.27%	63
Sep 2002	29,341	27,794	1,547	5.27%	53
Oct 2002	29,485	27,606	1,879	6.37%	64
Nov 2002	29,391	27,604	1,787	6.08%	61
Dec 2002	29,170	27,174	1,996	6.84%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	28,980	26,615	2,365	8.16%	82
Feb 2003	28,999	26,578	2,421	8.35%	83
Mar 2003	28,846	26,581	2,265	7.85%	79
Apr 2003	29,098	27,128	1,970	6.77%	68
May 2003	29,008	27,146	1,862	6.42%	64
Jun 2003	29,332	27,158	2,174	7.41%	74
Jul 2003	28,930	26,859	2,071	7.16%	72
Aug 2003	29,134	27,004	2,130	7.31%	73
Sep 2003	28,692	26,863	1,829	6.37%	64
Oct 2003	28,922	27,071	1,851	6.40%	64
Nov 2003	28,804	26,877	1,927	6.69%	67
Dec 2003	28,826	26,893	1,933	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	28,882	26,567	2,315	8.02%	80
Feb 2004	28,615	26,370	2,245	7.85%	78
Mar 2004	28,458	26,311	2,147	7.54%	75
Apr 2004	28,930	27,014	1,916	6.62%	66
May 2004	29,204	27,415	1,789	6.13%	61
Jun 2004	29,661	27,751	1,910	6.44%	64
Jul 2004	29,560	27,725	1,835	6.21%	62
Aug 2004	29,601	27,779	1,822	6.16%	62
Sep 2004	29,433	27,857	1,576	5.35%	54
Oct 2004	29,903	28,269	1,634	5.46%	55
Nov 2004	29,647	28,019	1,628	5.49%	55
Dec 2004	29,487	27,722	1,765	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	29,579	27,607	1,972	6.67%	67
Feb 2005	29,395	27,302	2,093	7.12%	71
Mar 2005	29,236	27,453	1,783	6.10%	61
Apr 2005	29,763	28,115	1,648	5.54%	55
May 2005	29,876	28,248	1,628	5.45%	54
Jun 2005	30,273	28,557	1,716	5.67%	57
Jul 2005	30,183	28,490	1,693	5.61%	56
Aug 2005	30,371	28,586	1,785	5.88%	59
Sep 2005	30,717	28,966	1,751	5.70%	57
Oct 2005	30,624	28,950	1,674	5.47%	55
Nov 2005	30,267	28,593	1,674	5.53%	55
Dec 2005	30,216	28,360	1,856	6.14%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	30,137	28,106	2,031	6.74%	67
Feb 2006	29,917	27,853	2,064	6.90%	69
Mar 2006	30,233	28,343	1,890	6.25%	63
Apr 2006	30,347	28,604	1,743	5.74%	57
May 2006	30,322	28,773	1,549	5.11%	51
Jun 2006	30,921	29,208	1,713	5.54%	55
Jul 2006	30,917	29,194	1,723	5.57%	56
Aug 2006	30,757	29,066	1,691	5.50%	55
Sep 2006	30,994	29,582	1,412	4.56%	46
Oct 2006	30,915	29,618	1,297	4.20%	42
Nov 2006	30,778	29,524	1,254	4.07%	41
Dec 2006	30,774	29,350	1,424	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	30,555	28,700	1,855	6.07%	61
Feb 2007	30,343	28,552	1,791	5.90%	59
Mar 2007	30,438	28,875	1,563	5.14%	51
Apr 2007	30,555	29,030	1,525	4.99%	50
May 2007	30,772	29,301	1,471	4.78%	48
Jun 2007	31,578	29,765	1,813	5.74%	57
Jul 2007	31,330	29,472	1,858	5.93%	59
Aug 2007	31,602	29,721	1,881	5.95%	60
Sep 2007	31,367	29,644	1,723	5.49%	55
Oct 2007	31,350	29,746	1,604	5.12%	51
Nov 2007	31,153	29,503	1,650	5.30%	53
Dec 2007	31,016	29,114	1,902	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	31,237	28,996	2,241	7.17%	72
Feb 2008	31,056	28,985	2,071	6.67%	67
Mar 2008	31,269	29,361	1,908	6.10%	61
Apr 2008	31,168	29,415	1,753	5.62%	56
May 2008	31,099	29,212	1,887	6.07%	61
Jun 2008	31,485	29,157	2,328	7.39%	74
Jul 2008	31,551	29,158	2,393	7.58%	76
Aug 2008	31,718	29,251	2,467	7.78%	78
Sep 2008	31,079	28,906	2,173	6.99%	70
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sterling Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Manufactuing	5,940	19.83%
2.	Construction	2,792	9.32%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,352	4.51%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,138	3.80%
5.	Public Administration	1,074	3.58%
6.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,042	3.48%
7.	Food Manufacturing	1,022	3.41%
8.	Truck Transportation	956	3.19%
9.	Educational Services	948	3.16%
10.	Utilities	886	2.96%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	840	2.80%
12.	Health Care	818	2.73%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	718	2.40%
14.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	654	2.18%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	644	2.15%
16.	Finance and Insurance	630	2.10%
17.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	592	1.98%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	544	1.82%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	500	1.67%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	454	1.52%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	4,924	18.42%
2.	Educational Services	2,590	9.69%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	2,318	8.67%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,046	7.66%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,246	4.66%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	1,078	4.03%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	868	3.25%
8.	Social Assistance	868	3.25%
9.	Public Administration	768	2.87%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	704	2.63%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	690	2.58%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	634	2.37%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	514	1.92%
14.	Machinery Manufacturing	496	1.86%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	480	1.80%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	476	1.78%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	430	1.61%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	334	1.25%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	326	1.22%
20.	Construction	286	1.07%

Sterling Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,144	10.49%
2.	Other Production Occupations	2,058	6.87%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,616	5.39%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,508	5.03%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,498	5.00%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,202	4.01%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,082	3.61%
8.	Farmers and Farm Managers	966	3.22%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	896	2.99%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	854	2.85%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	844	2.82%
12.	Other Management Occupations	842	2.81%
13.	Other Material Moving Workers	798	2.66%
14.	Other Construction Trades	704	2.35%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	670	2.24%
16.	Electricians	562	1.88%
17.	Carpenters	546	1.82%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	504	1.68%
19.	Engineers	500	1.67%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	474	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,572	5.88%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,230	4.60%
3.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,062	3.97%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,042	3.90%
5.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,040	3.89%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,038	3.88%
7.	Registered Nurses	998	3.73%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	994	3.72%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	910	3.40%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	900	3.37%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	878	3.29%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	868	3.25%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	844	3.16%
14.	Cashiers	796	2.98%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	764	2.86%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	738	2.76%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	680	2.54%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	676	2.53%
19.	Other Management Occupations	628	2.35%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	556	2.08%

Sterling Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	51,812	54.00%
15-35 hours	11,983	12.49%
1-14 hours	2,741	2.86%
No regular hours	29,415	30.66%

Sterling Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,417	4.40%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,229	4.06%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,345	7.91%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,852	8.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,309	13.30%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,648	10.28%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,087	14.71%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,586	8.34%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,002	3.64%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,664	3.03%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	784	1.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	436	0.79%
Noon-3:59 PM	5,979	10.88%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,626	8.42%

Sterling Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,040	7.35%
5-9	11,564	21.04%
10-14	11,630	21.16%
15-19	8,220	14.96%
20-24	6,632	12.07%
25-29	2,437	4.43%
30-34	3,926	7.14%
35-39	887	1.61%
40-44	930	1.69%
45-59	2,445	4.45%
60-89	1,322	2.41%
At least 90	931	1.69%

Sterling Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	250	0.45%	44,273	80.55%
30-44	38	0.07%	5,705	10.38%
45-59	38	0.07%	2,407	4.38%
At least 60	50	0.09%	2,203	4.01%

Sterling Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	220	0.39%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,578	11.55%
Car / truck / van, solo	45,924	80.63%
Motorcycle	82	0.14%
Other	393	0.69%
Public transportation	376	0.66%
Walked	1,391	2.44%
Worked at home	1,989	3.49%

Sterling Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 47,488 (118,784 people)
: 33,920 (100,800 people)
: 13,749
: 70,205
Sterling Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,114	6.45%
$10,000-$14,999	3,190	6.61%
$15,000-$19,999	3,294	6.83%
$20,000-$24,999	3,709	7.69%
$25,000-$29,999	3,674	7.61%
$30,000-$34,999	3,628	7.52%
$35,000-$39,999	3,214	6.66%
$40,000-$44,999	3,296	6.83%
$45,000-$49,999	2,927	6.07%
$50,000-$59,999	5,494	11.39%
$60,000-$74,999	5,546	11.49%
$75,000-$99,999	4,228	8.76%
$100,000-$124,999	1,358	2.81%
$125,000-$149,999	654	1.36%
$150,000-$199,999	422	0.87%
$200,000 or more	504	1.04%

Sterling Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,933	25.05%
Family, 2 people	7,685	32.45%
Nonfamily, 2 people	816	3.45%
Family, 3 people	3,697	15.61%
Nonfamily, 3 people	111	0.47%
Family, 4 people	3,237	13.67%
Nonfamily, 4 people	47	0.20%
Family, 5 people	1,418	5.99%
Nonfamily, 5 people	11	0.05%
Family, 6 people	505	2.13%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	217	0.92%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Sterling Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	37,204	27.66%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	19,746	14.68%
Public Assistance	810	0.60%
Retirement	10,544	7.84%
Self Employment	5,718	4.25%
Social Security	15,374	11.43%
Supplemental Security	1,677	1.25%
Wage / Salary	36,057	26.81%
Other	7,364	5.48%

Sterling Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	16,705	59.60%
With children under 18	11,325	40.40%

Sterling Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,223	8.91%
Married	30,145	63.58%
Never Married	11,700	24.68%
Widowed	1,342	2.83%

Sterling Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,441	10.78%
Married	30,076	59.58%
Never Married	9,055	17.94%
Widowed	5,908	11.70%

Sterling Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Sterling Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,488	8.11%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	11,604	12.57%
High school diploma or equivalent	34,675	37.56%
Some college, no degree	22,375	24.24%
Associate degree	6,516	7.06%
Bachelors degree	6,839	7.41%
Graduate or professional degree	2,827	3.06%

Sterling Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,604	2.64%	558	0.92%	2,162	3.56%
Kindergarten	1,726	2.85%	224	0.37%	1,950	3.22%
Grades 1-4	6,463	10.66%	674	1.11%	7,137	11.77%
Grades 5-8	6,431	10.60%	663	1.09%	7,094	11.70%
Grades 9-12	6,955	11.47%	493	0.81%	7,448	12.28%
Undergrad college	3,472	5.72%	683	1.13%	4,155	6.85%
Graduate or professional school	286	0.47%	178	0.29%	464	0.77%
Total	26,937	44.41%	3,473	5.73%	30,410	50.14%

Sterling Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Sterling Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	96	108
2004	88	112

Sterling Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sterling Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	110,552	91.57%
Below Poverty Level	10,175	8.43%

Sterling Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
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Sterling Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Sterling Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,094	13.34%
10-19 Years	8,779	14.47%
20-29 Years	6,753	11.13%
30-39 Years	8,181	13.49%
40-49 Years	9,285	15.31%
50-59 Years	7,117	11.73%
60-69 Years	5,170	8.52%
70-79 Years	4,494	7.41%
80-89 Years	2,310	3.81%
90+ Years	470	0.77%

Sterling Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	29,697	48.96%
Female	30,956	51.04%

Sterling Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	53,946	88.94%
Hispanic/Latino	5,347	8.82%
African-American	577	0.95%
Multiracial	414	0.68%
Asian	247	0.41%
Amerindian	102	0.17%
Other Race	17	0.03%
Pacific Islander	3	0.00%

Sterling Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	35,856	32.54%
2.	Irish	16,319	14.81%
3.	Dutch	11,938	10.84%
4.	English	11,785	10.70%
5.	United States Or American	8,995	8.16%
6.	Swedish	4,544	4.12%
7.	Italian	2,939	2.67%
8.	French Non-Basque	2,674	2.43%
9.	Polish	2,197	1.99%
10.	Norwegian	2,063	1.87%

Sterling Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	107,639	93.15%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,951	5.15%
3.	German	565	0.49%
4.	French	256	0.22%
5.	Other West Germanic	235	0.20%
6.	Other Slavic	160	0.14%
7.	Italian	110	0.10%
8.	Tagalog	94	0.08%
9.	Chinese	68	0.06%
10.	Other Indo European	66	0.06%

Sterling Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	119,841	97.26%
Naturalized immigrant	1,366	1.11%
Not a citizen	2,010	1.63%

Sterling Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sterling Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Sterling Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Albany	Garden Plain	Mount Pleasant
Clyde	Genesee	Newton
Coleta	Hahnaman	Portland
Coloma	Hopkins	Prophetstown
Deer Grove	Hume	Rock Falls
Erie	Jordan	Sterling
Fenton	Lyndon	Tampico
Fulton	Montmorency	Union Grove
Galt	Morrison	Ustick

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Sterling (18,679)	Union Grove (1,188)	Ustick (624)
Rock Falls (9,580)	Tampico (1,151)	Fenton (547)
Fulton (4,602)	Albany (1,060)	Clyde (495)
Morrison (4,447)	Garden Plain (1,055)	Portland (437)
Prophetstown (2,642)	Lyndon (1,036)	Hahnaman (346)
Montmorency (2,538)	Jordan (918)	Coleta (155)
Hopkins (2,381)	Mount Pleasant (903)	Deer Grove (48)
Coloma (2,264)	Hume (854)	Galt
Erie (2,014)	Genesee (651)	Newton