Sterlington, LA Demographic Data
Sterlington, LA Summary
Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,680
- Area: 2.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 587.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 75.46 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sterlington, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,249
58%
50.8
Male
916
42%
49.2
Total Population
2,165
323,128,000
Sterlington, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
92
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
200
9.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
253
11.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
159
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
96
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
335
15.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
362
16.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
293
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
71
3.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
105
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
109
5.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
51
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
39
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,514
69.9%
77.2
Female
851
56.2%
51.3
Male
663
43.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,452
67.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
245
11.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
199
9.2%
15.2
Female
105
52.8%
55.8
Male
94
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Sterlington, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,116
97.7%
96.8
White
1,490
68.8%
72.6
Black or African American
558
25.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
6
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
62
2.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
49
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
118
5.5%
17.8
Mexican
90
4.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
28
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,047
94.5%
82.2
Sterlington, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
65
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
105
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
486
35.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
364
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
42
3.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
228
16.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
75
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
170
12.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,195
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
303
22.2%
31.2
Sterlington, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
452
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
954
58.9%
47.5
Divorced
142
8.8%
11.0%
Separated
20
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
52
3.2
5.8%
Sterlington, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,976
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
97
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
91
4.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sterlington, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
76
9.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
56
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
128
16.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
79
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
87
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
116
15.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
82
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
106
13.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
42,292
57,617
Per capita income
20,702
31,128
Sterlington, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
42
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
111
11.2%
9.8
Construction
65
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
183
18.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
79
8.0%
6.6
Information
48
4.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
74
7.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
49
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
82
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
25
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
153
15.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
61
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
20
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
109
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
298
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
107
10.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
304
30.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
174
17.5%
18.1%
Sterlington, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
992
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
936
94.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
48
4.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
2
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
6
0.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Sterlington, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
10
1.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
276
35.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
347
45.2%
37.1
3 or more
135
17.6%
21.0
Sterlington, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
768
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
470
61.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
298
38.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
150
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Sterlington, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
918
1 room
26
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
67
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
173
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
321
35.0%
19.8
6 rooms
164
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
78
8.5%
12.0
8 rooms
40
4.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
49
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sterlington, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
918
1-unit, detached
605
65.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12
1.3%
5.9
2-units
36
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
110
12.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
56
6.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
38
4.1%
9.0
Mobile home
57
6.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sterlington, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19
2.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
23
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
126
13.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
191
20.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
98
10.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
147
16.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
63
6.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
125
13.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
110
12.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
16
1.7%
1.4%
Sterlington, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
179
23.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
545
71.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
26
3.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sterlington, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
303
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
1.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
8
2.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
4.3%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
42
13.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
58
19.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
178
58.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
145
48.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
87
29.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
20
6.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Sterlington, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
295
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
57
19.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
69
23.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
169
57.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
781
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9
3.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7
2.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
6.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
99
35.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
121
43.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Sterlington, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
470
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
50
10.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
200
42.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
44
9.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
33
7.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
95
20.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
43
9.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,800
205,000