Moving to Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Population: 5,876. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,317 (+7.5% change)
Males: 2,717 (46.2%), Females: 3,159 (53.8%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 40353

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $27,050
Median house value: $80,700

Population by Race

Races in Mount Sterling:

• White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
• Black (8.7%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• Other race (0.7%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (24.3%), English (9.4%), Irish (7.6%), German (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), French (2.1%).

Elevation: 1027 feet

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Sterling

• High school or higher: 71.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 7.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Sterling city

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 47.2%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 13.6%
• Divorced: 12.0%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +403 (+7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mount Sterling:

• MARY CHILES HOSP (50 STERLING AV)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Sterling:

• CLARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; WINCHESTER, KY)
• NICHOLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARLISLE, KY)
• BOURBON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PARIS, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Sterling:

• BLUE GRASS (about 46 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
• CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 79 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Abbreviation: LUK)
• CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 83 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Sterling:

• MOUNT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 2 miles; MOUNT STERLING, KY; Abbreviation: IOB)
• STANTON (about 17 miles; STANTON, KY; Abbreviation: I50)
• MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY (about 29 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Abbreviation: I32)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Sterling:

• EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
• MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
• UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
• LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
• NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
• XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,977)
• SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)

Schools

Public high schools in Mount Sterling:

• MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,102; Location: 724 WOODFORD DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
• HILLCREST HALL TREATMENT CENTER ALT SCH (Students: 6; Location: 2479 GRASSY LICK RD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mount Sterling:

• MCNABB MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 957; Location: 3570 INDIAN MOUND DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
• MOUNT STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 703; Location: 6601 INDIAN MOUND DR; Grades: KG – 05)
• MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 626; Location: 809 INDIAN MOUND DR; Grades: KG – 05)
• CAMARGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 588; Location: 4307 CAMARGO RD; Grades: PK – 05)
• GATEWAY JUV DIVERSION PROJECT ALT SCH (Students: 7; Location: 29 N MAYSVILLE AVE; Grades: 04 – 12)
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER (Location: 212 NORTH MAYSVILLE ST; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in Mount Sterling:

• MT. STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $281,982; Location: 241 WEST LOCUST STREET; 35,197 books; 821 audio materials; 1,257 video materials; 128 serial subscriptions)