Living in Sterling High School School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 6,467 households are located in Sterling High School School District area. Among them, 1,800 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.19 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,011 and 3,617 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (419) of residents are non-citizens and 10% (1,723) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Sterling High School School District, New Jersey
Household	6,467
Population	16,570
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,800 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,011
Total Students	3,617
Pre-Kindergarten	218
Kindergarten	212
Grade 1-8	1,339
Grade 9-12	726
College/Graduate School	1,122
Veterans	13,564
Non-citizen	419
Non-English Home Language	1,723
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

13,947 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,887 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,887 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 9,095 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sterling High School School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,954	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,130	79.63%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	579	6.47%
Public transportation	857	9.57%
Walked	111	1.24%
Other method	65	0.73%
Worked from home	212	2.37%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,095	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,503	38.52%
Service	1,377	15.14%
Sales and office	2,199	24.18%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	730	8.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,286	14.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,095	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	7	0.08%
Construction	538	5.92%
Manufacturing	774	8.51%
Wholesale trade	226	2.48%
Retail trade	1,211	13.32%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	640	7.04%
Information	187	2.06%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	534	5.87%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	933	10.26%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,511	27.61%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	603	6.63%
Other services, except public administration	490	5.39%
Public administration	441	4.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,095	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,597	83.53%
Government workers	1,207	13.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	260	2.86%
Unpaid family workers	31	0.34%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $84,095 for the 6,467 households in Sterling High School School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $41,177. 15,617 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.08%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,467	-
Less than $10,000	369	5.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	117	1.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	476	7.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	420	6.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	724	11.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,322	20.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	930	14.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,282	19.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	540	8.35%
More than $200,000	287	4.44%
Median Household Income	$71,794	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$84,095	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,095	-
Less than $10,000	65	1.59%
$10,000 - $14,999	52	1.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	302	7.37%
$25,000 - $34,999	208	5.08%
$35,000 - $49,999	387	9.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	714	17.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	708	17.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	962	23.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	453	11.06%
More than $200,000	244	5.96%

Median Family Income	$83,922	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$97,371	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$41,177	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$55,334	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$55,334	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,599	-
With health insurance coverage	15,617	94.08%
Public coverage	4,883	29.42%
Private health insurance	12,804	77.14%
Without health insurance coverage	982	5.92%

Housing

There are 7,075 housing units in Sterling High School School District area, New Jersey with 6,467 units (91.41%) occupied. 4,662 houses (72.09%) are occupied by owner and 1,805 houses (27.91%) are rented. The average housing value is $170,400 and the average rental cost is $978. 29 houses (0.41%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 942 houses (13.31%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,075	-
Occupied	6,467	91.41%
Owner Occupied	4,662	72.09%
Renter Occupied	1,805	27.91%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,963	70.15%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	411	5.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,672	23.63%
Mobile Homes	29	0.41%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,075	-
Built 2014 or later	29	0.41%
Built 2010 - 2013	252	3.56%
Built 2000 - 2009	80	1.13%
Built 1990 - 1999	179	2.53%
Built 1980 - 1989	428	6.05%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,015	14.35%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,882	26.60%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,268	32.06%
Built 1949 or earlier	942	13.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,075	-
1 room	104	1.47%
2 rooms	84	1.19%
3 rooms	737	10.42%
4 rooms	945	13.36%
5 rooms	1,048	14.81%
6 rooms	1,219	17.23%
7 rooms	1,188	16.79%
8 rooms	914	12.92%
9 rooms or more	836	11.82%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,075	-
no bedroom	104	1.47%
1 bedroom	1,086	15.35%
2 bedrooms	1,275	18.02%
3 bedrooms	3,283	46.40%
4 bedrooms	1,088	15.38%
5 bedrooms or more	239	3.38%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,662	-
Less than $50,000	122	2.62%
$50,000 - $99,999	148	3.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,091	23.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,940	41.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,240	26.60%
$300,000 - $499,999	47	1.01%
$500,000 - $999,999	45	0.97%
$1,000,000 or more	29	0.62%
Median House Value	$170,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,693	-
Less than $500	31	1.83%
$500 - $999	886	52.33%
$1,000 - $1,499	504	29.77%
$1,500 - $1,999	234	13.82%
$2,000 - $2,499	14	0.83%
$2,500 - $2,999	24	1.42%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$978	-

Demographic

A total of 16,691 people lives in Sterling High School School District area, New Jersey with 8,131 male and 8,560 female. The males to female ratio is 48.71 to 51.29. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	16,691	-
Male	8,131	48.71%
Female	8,560	51.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	16,691	-
Under 5 years	863	5.17%
5 - 9 years	948	5.68%
10 - 14 years	820	4.91%
15 - 19 years	840	5.03%
20 - 24 years	1,145	6.86%
25 - 34 years	2,496	14.95%
35 - 44 years	2,220	13.30%
45 - 54 years	2,528	15.15%
55 - 59 years	1,283	7.69%
60 - 64 years	1,069	6.40%
65 - 74 years	1,438	8.62%
75 - 84 years	803	4.81%
85 years and older	238	1.43%
Median Age	40.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	16,691	-
One Race	16,259	97.41%
White	11,892	71.25%
Black or African American	2,919	17.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	729	4.37%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.16%
Other	693	4.15%

Two or more races	432	2.59%
White and Black or African American	69	0.41%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	43	0.26%
White and Asian	160	0.96%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	12	0.07%

Living in Sterling High School School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic