Cities / Alaska / Sterling

Sterling, AK

6,307 people

Right Now

Active Weather Alerts

Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)

Small Craft Advisory — Unalaska Bay

Population & People

Population

6,307

Median age

46.8

Median household income

$102,415

Poverty rate

4.6%

Unemployment rate

5.0%

Bachelor's degree+

29.2%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$353,400

Median gross rent

$1,248/mo

Homeownership rate

86.61%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,467

HUD Fair Market Rent (Alaska statewide average across 30 areas — not specific to Sterling), 2026. Efficiency $1061, 1BR $1194, 2BR $1467, 3BR $1941, 4BR $2304. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alaska commercial electricity

22.32¢/kWh

Alaska industrial electricity

20.03¢/kWh

Alaska residential electricity

26.09¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

75011.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

57488

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alaska

494.13

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Alaska-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alaska energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alaska economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).