Latest news about poverty in Sterling, NE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.7% of Sterling, NE residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 15.4% less than the poverty level of 11.2% across the entire state of Nebraska. 5.9% of high school graduates and 27.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.8% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Sterling, NE
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Sterling:
9.7%
Whole state:
11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Sterling:
6.7%
Whole state:
5.1%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Sterling:
21.8%
Nebraska:
20.6%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 19.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Sterling:
50.0%
Nebraska:
23.1%
Poverty by age in Sterling, NE
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sterling,NE (percentage below poverty level)
22.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
16.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
13.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
4.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sterling,NE (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
55.6%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
70.0%18 to 24 years
25.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
12.9%55 to 64 years
10.8%65 to 74 years
10.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sterling,NE (% below half of poverty level)
19.5%Under 6 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
22.4%18 to 24 years
10.4%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sterling, NE
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, NE (%)
11.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, NE (absolute numbers)
74White
10.7%Below poverty level
89.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sterling, NE
Children below poverty level:
Sterling, Nebraska:
13.8%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Sterling:
5.9%
Nebraska:
8.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Sterling:
27.3%
Nebraska:
19.2%
20.0%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
80.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
41.7%Worked part-time
58.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
9.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
81.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
5.4%1990 to 1994
8.7%1980 to 1989
9.4%1970 to 1979
4.0%1960 to 1969
8.1%1950 to 1959
7.4%1940 to 1949
57.0%1939 or earlier
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