Sterling, Connecticut (CT) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents
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Latest news about poverty in Sterling, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
7.5% of Sterling, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 31.0% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. Taking into account residents not living in families, 15.1% of high school graduates and 54.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 3.4% among disabled males and 11.6% among disabled females. The renting rate among poor residents was 41.8%. For comparison, it was 15.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Sterling, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Poverty rate among disabled males:
Poverty rate among disabled females:
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Sterling: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.8% |
| Sterling: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
Poverty rate among disabled males:
| Sterling: | 3.4% |
| Connecticut: | 10.8% |
Disability rate in this town among poor males (it is 16.9% among male residents who are not classified as poor):
| Sterling: | 10.0% |
| Connecticut: | 29.0% |
Poverty rate among disabled females:
| Sterling: | 11.6% |
| Connecticut: | 14.8% |
Disability rate in this town among poor females (it is 16.7% among female residents who are not classified as poor):
| Sterling: | 27.6% |
| Connecticut: | 30.6% |
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
| Residents below poverty level: | 41.8% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 15.8% |
Poverty by age in Sterling, CT
- Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Sterling,CT (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 15.8%5 years
- 9.4%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 6.4%16 and 17 years
- 4.3%18 to 24 years
- 4.3%25 to 34 years
- 13.9%35 to 44 years
- 6.1%45 to 54 years
- 8.8%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Sterling,CT (percentage below poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 11.3%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 10.8%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 7.4%18 to 24 years
- 10.1%25 to 34 years
- 10.9%35 to 44 years
- 13.3%45 to 54 years
- 19.2%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 5.3%75 years and over
- Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Sterling,CT (% below half of poverty level)
- 0.0%Under 5 years
- 0.0%5 years
- 0.0%6 to 11 years
- 0.0%12 to 14 years
- 0.0%15 years
- 0.0%16 and 17 years
- 2.1%18 to 24 years
- 2.9%25 to 34 years
- 3.1%35 to 44 years
- 3.3%45 to 54 years
- 1.9%55 to 64 years
- 0.0%65 to 74 years
- 0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Sterling, CT
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, CT (%)
- 8.6%White
- 48.4%American Indian
- 0.0%Asian
- 0.0%Other race
- 14.7%2+ races
- 0.0%Hispanic
- Breakdown of poor residents within races in Sterling, CT (absolute numbers)
- 243White
- 16American Indian
- 0Asian
- 0Other race
- 422+ races
- 8.6%Below poverty level
- 91.4%Above poverty level
- 7.7%Below poverty level
- 92.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Sterling, CT
Children below poverty level:
| Sterling, Connecticut: | 6.3% |
| State: | 12.1% |
Poverty rate among high school graduates not in families:
| Sterling: | 15.1% |
| Connecticut: | 12.7% |
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school not in families:
| Sterling: | 54.8% |
| Connecticut: | 32.9% |
- 38.8%Married-couple family
- 10.2%Male, no wife present
- 51.0%Female, no husband present
Other data
- Owners below poverty level
- 7.5%1999 to 2000
- 0.0%1995 to 1998
- 7.5%1990 to 1994
- 39.6%1980 to 1989
- 15.1%1970 to 1979
- 15.1%1960 to 1969
- 0.0%1950 to 1959
- 0.0%1940 to 1949
- 15.1%1939 or earlier
- Owners above poverty level
- 2.3%1999 to 2000
- 12.5%1995 to 1998
- 12.5%1990 to 1994
- 24.2%1980 to 1989
- 7.4%1970 to 1979
- 10.4%1960 to 1969
- 6.7%1950 to 1959
- 3.0%1940 to 1949
- 20.9%1939 or earlier