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Population: 15,451. Estimated population in July 2024: 15,381 (-0.5% change)
Males: 7,357 (47.6%), Females: 8,094 (52.4%)

Whiteside County

Zip code: 61081

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $37,664
Median house value: $70,700

Population by Race

Races in Sterling:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.7%)
  • Hispanic (19.2%)
  • Other race (9.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (14.7%), English (7.7%), United States (6.5%), Italian (2.7%), Dutch (2.5%).

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 4.7 square miles

Map of Sterling, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sterling

  • High school or higher: 78.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sterling city

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

5.4% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+0.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sterling:

  • CGH MEDICAL CENTER (100 EAST LEFEVRE ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sterling:

  • KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DIXON, IL)
  • MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MORRISON, IL)
  • PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; PRINCETON, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sterling:

  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 5 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 44 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 50 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sterling:

  • DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 19 miles; DIXON, IL; Abbreviation: C73)
  • BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL; Abbreviation: C55)
  • ERIE AIR PARK (about 28 miles; ERIE, IL; Abbreviation: 3H5)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Sterling:

  • EDUCATORS OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 42; Location: 211 E THIRD ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.educatorsofbeauty.com)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sterling:

  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 64 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)

Schools

Public high school in Sterling:

  • STERLING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,114; Location: 1608 4TH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Sterling:

  • NEWMAN CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 1101 ST MARY ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sterling:

  • CHALLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 821; Location: 1700 6TH AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 806 E LE FEVRE RD; Grades: PK – 04)
  • FRANKLIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 1510 E 25TH ST; Grades: PK – 02)
  • WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 388; Location: 815 W LE FEVRE RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 1501 E 6TH ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • REGIONAL SAFE SCHOOL PROGRAM (Students: 7; Location: 1001 W 23RD ST; Grades: 06 – 10)
  • WHITESIDE AREA CAREER CTR (Location: 1608 5TH AVE; Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle schools in Sterling:

  • ST MARYS SCHOOL COMMUNITY CATH (Students: 342; Location: 6 W 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 145; Location: 2000 18TH AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • FULL GOSPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 3807 E. 23 ST; Grades: PK – 9)

Libraries

Library in Sterling:

  • STERLING P.L. (Operating income: $478,417; Location: 102 W. 3RD STREET; 57,022 books; 2,900 audio materials; 950 video materials; 156 serial subscriptions)

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