Sterling, Utah Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 235. Estimated population in July 2024: 251 (+6.8% change)
Males: 115 (48.9%), Females: 120 (51.1%)

Sanpete County

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.2 years
Median household income: $27,019
Median house value: $76,000

Population by Race

Races in Sterling:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
• Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: English (28.9%), Danish (15.3%), Irish (7.7%), Norwegian (6.4%), Scottish (5.5%), German (5.1%).

Elevation: 5414 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sterling

• High school or higher: 81.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 7.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sterling town

• Never married: 18.2%
• Now married: 55.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 18.2%

2.6% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+19.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sterling:

• GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GUNNISON, UT)
• SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
• CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; NEPHI, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sterling:

• PROVO MUNI (about 71 miles; PROVO, UT; Abbreviation: PVU)
• SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 111 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Abbreviation: SLC)
• HILL AFB (about 134 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sterling:

• MANTI-EPHRAIM (about 11 miles; MANTI, UT; Abbreviation: 41U)
• SALINA-GUNNISON (about 16 miles; SALINA, UT; Abbreviation: 44U)
• MOUNT PLEASANT (about 28 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT; Abbreviation: 43U)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sterling:

• SNOW COLLEGE (about 14 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 102 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)
• SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 109 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
• WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)