Sterling, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sterling	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$20,397	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$44,907	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,173	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,164	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$20,525	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$13,992	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.2%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sterling is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sterling is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sterling is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Sterling is 19% lower than the national average

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$29,935 $44,907 $89,814

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Sterling median earnings by income bracket

Sterling employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	18.1%	18.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%	11.2%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	18.6%	18.6%
Other	28.8%	28.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Willowbrook, KS	77	$144,375	161.0%
Alden, KS	127	$54,792	1.0%
Nickerson, KS	863	$53,224	3.8%
Lyons, KS	3,504	$49,448	10.6%
Chase, KS	454	$47,292	14.5%
Sterling, KS	2,585	$44,907	18.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mountain View CDP, CA	2,585	$63,630	15.0%
Parsons, TN	2,585	$29,265	47.1%
Fillmore, UT	2,585	$61,375	10.9%
Okanogan, WA	2,585	$52,382	5.3%
Hartford, AL	2,584	$38,642	30.2%
Sterling, KS	2,585	$44,907	18.8%

Source: The Sterling, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).