Sterling Illinois Real Estate
Sterling, Illinois, is located in Whiteside County, 45 miles SW of Rockford, Illinois and 105 miles W of Chicago, Illinois. Sterling has a population of 15,451.
Sterling Homes
Sterling properties pool is 6,236 residential properties including Sterling new homes. Median age of real estate in Sterling is 1953. Average Household size is 3.04 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 24% are 2 bedroom homes, 51% are 3 bedroom homes, 20% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Sterling Mortgage Statistics
Sterling mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Sterling |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
38% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
62% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
46% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
16% |
16% |
Sterling Area Real Estate Tax
Sterling Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,327 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 45,531. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Sterling School District: Children make up 25.1% of Sterling population. Sterling has 3,880 under 18 years old residents, or 0.55 kids per one worker, or 0.62 kids per one household.
Sterling Real Estate & Sterling Homeownership
There are 1933.16 or 31% one person households, 1995.52 or 32% two person households, and 997.76 or 16% three person households in Sterling, Illinois. Median residents age is 36.3, Senior citizens (65+) make up 2,617 or 16.9%% of Sterling population.
There are 7,028 workers (over 16 years of age) in Sterling. Of these, 92.1% drive to work. Approximately 1.74% of workers in Sterling take public transportation. An estimated 2.35% walk to work.
Median Sterling homeowner's housing expences are 16.1%
Crime in Sterling (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Sterling |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Sterling Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Sterling Illinois area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Sterling |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Rockford, Illinois |
- |
| Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
| Sterling Zip Codes |
61081 |
- |
| Sterling Area Codes |
815 |
- |
| White population |
84.36% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
2.25% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.81% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.41% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
19.24% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 45,531% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
10.52% |
12.4% |
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