Sterling, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,432. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,403 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,756 (51.2%), Females: 1,676 (48.8%)
Cayuga County
Zip code: 13156
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $35,061
Median house value: $66,100
Population by Race
Races in Sterling:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (21.4%), German (14.7%), Irish (12.5%), United States (7.3%), French (7.1%), Italian (7.0%).
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sterling
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sterling town
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 9.5%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sterling:
- OSWEGO HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OSWEGO, NY)
- ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FULTON, NY)
- MYERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SODUS, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sterling:
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 41 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
- WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sterling:
- OSWEGO COUNTY (about 19 miles; FULTON, NY; Abbreviation: FZY)
- FARNSWORTHS AIR STRIP (about 20 miles; NORTH ROSE, NY; Abbreviation: 8B4)
- WHITFORDS (about 20 miles; WEEDSPORT, NY; Abbreviation: B16)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sterling:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 15 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,021)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 60 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)