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Below is information on the population, racial profile, house hold count, and sex/age profiles for the city of Sterling. These results are gathered once every 10 years and may not be 100% accurate or up to date.
The population for Sterling, Illinois is approximatly 15451.
Racial profile for Sterling:
| White : | 13035 |
| Black : | 347 |
| Native American : | 63 |
| Asian : | 125 |
| Pacific Islander : | 1 |
| Other : | 1517 |
| * results may not accumulate to total population due to mixed race individuals | |
Population by age for males in Sterling, Illinois :
| 18 - 19 : | 233 |
| 20 : | 122 |
| 21 : | 112 |
| 22 - 24 : | 297 |
| 25 - 29 : | 565 |
| 30 - 34 : | 497 |
| 35 - 39 : | 585 |
| 40 - 44 : | 548 |
| 45 - 49 : | 495 |
| 50 - 54 : | 414 |
| 55 - 59 : | 302 |
| 60 - 61 : | 111 |
| 62 - 64 : | 136 |
| 65 - 66 : | 113 |
| 67 - 69 : | 152 |
| 70 - 74 : | 235 |
| 75 - 79 : | 214 |
| 80 - 84 : | 138 |
| 85+ : | 111 |
Population by age for females in Sterling, Illinois :
| 18 - 19 : | 207 |
| 20 : | 90 |
| 21 : | 105 |
| 22 - 24 : | 295 |
| 25 - 29 : | 551 |
| 30 - 34 : | 507 |
| 35 - 39 : | 590 |
| 40 - 44 : | 593 |
| 45 - 49 : | 550 |
| 50 - 54 : | 403 |
| 55 - 59 : | 352 |
| 60 - 61 : | 120 |
| 62 - 64 : | 174 |
| 65 - 66 : | 131 |
| 67 - 69 : | 209 |
| 70 - 74 : | 340 |
| 75 - 79 : | 347 |
| 80 - 84 : | 312 |
| 85+ : | 315 |
The total amount of households in Sterling, Illinois is 6234. With 15039 people of the population in these households. The average household size is 2.41.
11975 people in Sterling, Illinois are part of a family. The average family size in Sterling is 3.04 people.
There are 2446 married families in Sterling, Illinois.
Number of married families by number of members in the family :
| 0 - 2 : | 401 | 3 - 4 : | 275 | 5 : | 137 | 6 - 11 : | 864 | 12 - 17 : | 769 |