Cayuga County > Sterling (town)
Population trend for Sterling
04,0001990: 3,2853,28519902000: 3,4323,43220002010: 3,0403,04020102020: 3,2213,22120202023: 3,1973,1972023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Sterling is a town in Cayuga County, in the Central region.

2023 Median income for Cayuga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Cayuga County home price index (FHFA)
1979–2024: Home prices rose about 457%.

272 160 49 1979 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Sterling
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Sterling
Married-couple families: 730 (77.0%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 58 (6.1%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 160 (16.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 391 (84.6%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 71 (15.4%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Sterling

Pct 5 and under 15% Pct 6 to 17 17% Pct 18 to 64 13% Pct 65 and over 6%

The overall poverty rate in Sterling is 11 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Sterling lived in the prior year

Same house: 3,076 (97.1%) Different NY county: 67 (2.1%) 3,168 current residents Same house: 3,076 (97.1%) Same house Different NY county: 67 (2.1%) Different NY county Different state: 23 (0.7%) Different state (under 1%) Same county (different house): 2 (0.1%) Same county (different house) (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Sterling residents
38.5 45.5 50 49.8 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau