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Population (year 2000): 1,276. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,246 (-2.4% change)
Males: 594 (46.6%), Females: 682 (53.4%)
Zip code:
71280
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $33,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,900 (year 2000)
Races in Sterlington:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.0%)
- Black (12.5%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish (7.9%),
English (7.3%), French (5.9%), German (4.1%), Swedish (1.3%).
Elevation: 84 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sterlington
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sterlington town
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 11.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +140 (+12.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Sterlington:
- STERLINGTON REHAB HOSPITAL (111 HIGHWAY 2)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sterlington:
- NORTH MONROE CENTER (about 11 miles; MONROE, LA)
- SUMMIT HOSPITAL OF N LA AT W MONR,THE (about 11
miles; MONROE, LA)
- MONROE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MONROE,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sterlington:
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 14 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 92 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 93
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sterlington:
- MOREHOUSE MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; BASTROP, LA; ID:
2F8)
- UNION PARISH (about 20 miles; FARMERVILLE, LA; ID:
F87)
- JOHN H HOOKS JR MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; RAYVILLE,
LA; ID: M79)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sterlington:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 12 miles;
MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 65
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 88
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 96
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public primary/middle school in Sterlington:
- A.L. SMITH SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location:
202 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
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