Population 16,893 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Sterling
Household size in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.61 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.46 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.02 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Mount Sterling has 2.46 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Kentucky. The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the northwest.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.3 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.8 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Mount Sterling are younger than 39.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has crept up from 39.3, a smaller shift than nationally. Residents skew youngest in the south and oldest in the northwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.9% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.8% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Mount Sterling (10.8%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Kentucky overall (11.9%). The single-parent share has fallen 3.1 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mount Sterling
Renters in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 40.6% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.5% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.6% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Mount Sterling rent their homes (37.6%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Kentucky overall (31.7%). Among owners, 41.4% have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally. The renter share is down 2.1 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Mount Sterling is the same as the national rate: 9.6% of homes are empty. Vacancy has fallen 3.4 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Mount Sterling was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Kentucky as a whole, where the median home dates to 1982. Newer construction is concentrated in the northwest, while the center has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $569 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $615 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $722 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $810 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$242 | +$367 | +$606 |
The median renter in Mount Sterling pays $810 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $242 a month from 2006–10, a 43% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 24.4% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mount Sterling
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.7% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.7% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.5% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.5 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mount Sterling have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.5%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree has risen 4.5 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country. College graduates are most concentrated in the south and least in the northeast.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.8% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.2% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.5% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.6% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.8 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Mount Sterling never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. That is in line with the rest of Kentucky. The share with a diploma has risen 10.8 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mount Sterling
| Period | Mount Sterling | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Mount Sterling has been low: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Unemployment is down 4.1 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mount Sterling compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sterling | 2.46 | 39.9 | 10.8% | 37.6% | 9.6% | 1977 | $810 | 23.5% | 87.6% | 2.8% |
| Howards Mill | 2.34 | 38.8 | 7.2% | 22.7% | 9.2% | 1999 | $963 | 28.4% | 95.3% | 5.8% |
| Camargo | 2.86 | 35.2 | 13.4% | 27.2% | 13.8% | 1986 | $911 | 15.8% | 82.3% | 7.7% |
| Stoops | 2.67 | 38.9 | 1.4% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 2000 | $1,113 | 17.9% | 86.1% | 1.9% |
| Grassy Lick | 2.87 | 44.7 | 4.7% | 16.1% | 8.2% | 1989 | $1,055 | 19.5% | 86.3% | 3.2% |
| Prewitt | 2.89 | 41.8 | 6.3% | 15.0% | 19.4% | 1987 | $1,192 | 14.1% | 89.7% | 5.7% |
| Judy | 2.68 | 42.5 | 2.1% | 13.3% | 9.2% | 1998 | $1,060 | 17.6% | 86.3% | 1.4% |
| Sideview | 2.59 | 52.0 | 2.0% | 14.5% | 6.7% | 1994 | $1,042 | 20.6% | 92.2% | 0.0% |
| Stepstone | 2.78 | 42.8 | 13.7% | 26.2% | 14.5% | 1992 | $612 | 14.0% | 85.7% | 2.9% |
| Goffs Corner | 2.85 | 43.2 | 7.0% | 15.4% | 14.2% | 1984 | $1,181 | 13.9% | 87.0% | 7.7% |
| Jeffersonville | 2.89 | 39.5 | 9.5% | 25.2% | 18.9% | 1992 | $909 | 14.7% | 80.4% | 5.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mount Sterling. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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