Mount Sterling, KY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
47,476
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
0.737% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
19.6%
2.26% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$55,208
0.0399% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$151,900
13% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
19,947
2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Sterling, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Mount Sterling, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Sterling, KY was $151,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Mount Sterling, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Sterling, KY was 2 cars per household.

Mount Sterling, KY borders Lexington-Fayette, KY.

United StatesKentucky

Population & Diversity

Mount Sterling, KY is home to a population of 47.5k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.872% of Mount Sterling, KY residents were born outside of the country (414 people).

In 2024, there were 43.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.1k people) in Mount Sterling, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 649 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Mount Sterling, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Sterling, KY was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Sterling, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    44.1k ± 185
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.02k ± 151
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    649 ± 226
2.94%
Hispanic Population
1.4k people

In 2024, there were 43.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.1k people) in Mount Sterling, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 649 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.94% of the people in Mount Sterling, KY are hispanic (1.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Sterling, KY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.872%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
414 people
0.869%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
411 people

As of 2024, 0.872% of Mount Sterling, KY residents (414 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Sterling, KY was 0.869%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    736 ± 220
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    388 ± 148
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    289 ± 121

Mount Sterling, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Sterling, KY employs 19.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Sterling, KY were Manufacturing (4,304 people), Retail Trade (2,955 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,475 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($96,275), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($52,139), and Manufacturing ($50,851).

Employment

Occupations

19.9k
2024 Value
± 1,101
2%
1 Year growth
± 7.56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Sterling, KY grew at a rate of 2%, from 19.6k employees to 19.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Sterling, KY, are Production Occupations (3,152 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,301 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,966 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Sterling, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.9k
2024 Value
± 1,101
2%
1 Year growth
± 7.56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Sterling, KY grew at a rate of 2%, from 19.6k employees to 19.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Sterling, KY, are Manufacturing (4,304 people), Retail Trade (2,955 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,475 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Sterling, KY, though some of these residents may live in Mount Sterling, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,374
Median earning men ± $2,493
$35,529
Median earning women ± $2,192

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,725), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,750), and Manufacturing ($53,131).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,526), Manufacturing ($45,437), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,010).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 76
    Retail Trade
  2. 51
    Retail Trade
  3. 49
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $184k
    Manufacturing
  2. $79.2k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $51.3k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mount Sterling, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Sterling, KY was $151,900 in 2024, which is 0.457 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,400 to $151,900, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Sterling, KY is 70.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Sterling, KY have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Sterling, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$151,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,782
$12,898
Median Property Taxes
±$783

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Sterling, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Sterling, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70.9%
Homeownership
2024
69.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.9% of the housing units in Mount Sterling, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,208
Median Household Income
± $2,766
18.2k
Number of Households
± 956

In 2024, the median household income of the 18.2k households in Mount Sterling, KY grew to $55,208 from the previous year's value of $55,186.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Sterling, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Sterling, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.3%)
  2. Carpooled (8.35%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.14%)

In 2024, 82.3% of workers in Mount Sterling, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.35%) and those who worked at home (7.14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Sterling, KY have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.83% of the workforce in Mount Sterling, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Sterling, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Sterling, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Sterling, KY (9.18k out of 46.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Sterling, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92% of the population of Mount Sterling, KY has health coverage, with 38.9% on employee plans, 29.2% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 9.81% on non-group plans, and 1.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,601 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kentucky

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see an average of 1,601 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kentucky in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.03%
Uninsured
38.9%
Employer Coverage
29.2%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
9.81%
Non-Group
1.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Sterling, KY grew by 5.85% from 7.59% to 8.03%.

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