Mount Sterling is a city located in Brown County Illinois. Mount Sterling has a 2023 population of 2,203. It is also the county seat of Brown County.Mount Sterling is currently growing at a rate of 4.26% annually and its population has increased by 13.38% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,943 in 2020.
The average household income in Mount Sterling is $62,461 with a poverty rate of 12.2%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Mount Sterling is 33.1 years, 27.6 years for males, and 39 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Mount Sterling was:
3.06
Average Family Size
2.18
Average Household Size
59.3%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
95.79% of Mount Sterling residents speak only English, while 4.21% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.64% of the population.
12.2%
Overall Poverty Rate
5.81%
Male Poverty Rate
19.39%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Mount Sterling is Hispanic, with 28.57% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Mount Sterling is White, with 14.99% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.11%. Among those working part-time, it was 32.99%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 24.68%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
35.7%
Overall Marriage Rate
40.4%
Male Marriage Rate
31.5%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
9.18%
Veteran Poverty Rate
31.63%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
68.3%
Labor Force Participation
66.3%
Employment Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
88.8%
Born in Mount Sterling
99.56%
Native Born
4.84%
Foreign Born
0.1%
Non Citizen
4.74%
Naturalized
99.56% of Mount Sterling residents were born in the United States, with 88.8% having been born in Illinois. 0.1% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.