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Sterling, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sterling, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,095. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet STERLING-KS · Sterling, KS 1 ZIPs · 3,095 pop · #15291/25278 · Rice County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $65,294
  • RANK-LOWER #15291/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lyons
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,095
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,000

Nearest income peer: Lyons, KS ( $1,169 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sterling

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sterling on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sterling, KS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,095
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,294
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,294 and poverty 6.0% concentrate in 67579.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sterling as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, Green is the closest lower-income city and Larned the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sterling.

Population concentration

Sterling's single ZIP 67579 carries the town

Sterling is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 67579 is the entire residential footprint (3,095 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Sterling's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 1,078 employees , annual payroll $44,010k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 67579 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (11) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Sterling, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Rice County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sterling. See the Rice County roll-up →

Sterling sits in the upper half of Rice County on income: Chase, Geneseo and Bushton report less, while Little River and Alden report more. Alden marks the far end of that range at $95,000, 45% above Sterling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
67579 3,095 $65,294 83 5
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Sterling roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sterling, .