Mount Sterling, Kentucky demographics

Mount Sterling, KY demographics: median age 37.8; 23.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Mount Sterling city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2154084. The survey estimates a population of 7,551 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Mount Sterling is 37.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.0 years. There are 3,071 households (±212). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.8 ±4.0	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	1,668 ±320	22.1% ±4.2 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	1,898 ±323	25.1% ±4.3 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	2,878 ±424	38.1% ±5.6 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	1,107 ±228	14.7% ±3.0 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	3,615 ±264	47.9% ±3.5 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	3,936 ±266	52.1% ±3.5 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	6,921 ±221	91.7% ±2.9 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	188 ±68	2.5% ±0.9 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	93 ±72 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	22 ±33 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	327 ±185 · low precision	4.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,374 ±147	97.7% ±1.9 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	177 ±146 · low precision	2.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,071
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,205 ±214	39.2% ±6.4 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	139 ±92 · low precision	4.5% ±3.0 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	537 ±245	17.5% ±7.9 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	930 ±200	30.3% ±6.2 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	260 ±115	8.5% ±3.7 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,071
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	795 ±204	25.9% ±6.4 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,276 ±283	74.1% ±7.7 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,071
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	930 ±200	30.3% ±6.2 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,266 ±304	41.2% ±9.5 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	267 ±126	8.7% ±4.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	323 ±148	10.5% ±4.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	203 ±114 · low precision	6.6% ±3.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	82 ±67 · low precision	2.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	7,450 ±71	98.7% ±0.9 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	101 ±65 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,199
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	7,033 ±193	97.7% ±1.2 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	34 ±48 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	25 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	107 ±76 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,212
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	580 ±192	11.1% ±3.6 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,935 ±428	37.1% ±8.0 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,247 ±370	23.9% ±7.0 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	221 ±98	4.2% ±1.9 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	761 ±194	14.6% ±3.6 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	468 ±149	9.0% ±2.8 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,529
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	6,246 ±451	83.0% ±6.0 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	401 ±213 · low precision	5.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	749 ±355	9.9% ±4.7 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	133 ±136 · low precision	1.8% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.2% of Mount Sterling residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 88.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mount Sterling	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.2% ±2.7 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.7% ±4.6 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±2.3 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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