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61081 zip code Sterling
Zip Code: 61081
State: Illinois
Population: 22844
Housing Units: 9365
Land Area: 126.6 square miles
328 square kilometers
Water Area: .1 square miles
.3 square kilometers
City Name: Sterling
Post Office Name: Sterling
County: Whiteside
Area Code: 815
Timezone: CST
Latitude: +41.835669
Longitude: -089.745941
State Zip Codes: Illinois Zip Codes
State Geography: Illinois Geography


61081 Overview 61081 Demographic 61081 Economic 61081 Housing 61081 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 22,844 100.0 100%
  Male 11,085 48.5 49.1%
  Female 11,759 51.5 50.9%
Median Age 37.8 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,540 6.7 6.8%
18 years and over 17,066 74.7 74.3%
65 years and over 3,647 16.0 12.4%
One race 22,407 98.1 97.6%
  White 19,988 87.5 75.1%
  Black or African American 401 1.8 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 75 0.3 0.9%
  Asian 179 0.8 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 1,761 7.7 5.5%
  Two or more races 437 1.9 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,555 15.6 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.51 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.02 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 9,365 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 8,904 95.1 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 6,243 70.1 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 2,661 29.9 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 461 4.9 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 15,297 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 12,405 81.1 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 2,181 14.3 24.4%
Civilian veterans 2,440 14.2 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 2,062 16.6 19.2%
Foreign born 987 4.3 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 10,619 58.5 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 2,280 10.6 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 11,294 63.5 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 16.6 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 40,816 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 48,588 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 20,522 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 403 6.4 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 2,057 9.1 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 5,752 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 77,600 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 815 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 289 (X) 295


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