ZIP 67579 · Sterling
Who lives in ZIP code 67579 (Sterling, KS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sterling, KS · Rice County
uszips 2026
People3,102
Median age33.9
Household income$65,294
Home value$149,561
Median rent$693/mo
Poverty6.0%
College degree+37.6%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,090
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
30.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,107.
Education (adults 25+)
36.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.6%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 59.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.6%
- Rent burden
- 21.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.0%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 19.3%
- Farmers
- 9.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.