SW Oklahoma News

17.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sterling in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 16.5 percent lower than the state average of 34.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 680.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	45	9.5
Regular high school diploma	235	49.6
GED or alternative credential	43	9.1
Some college, less than 1 year	11	2.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	55	11.6
Associate's degree	30	6.3
Bachelor's degree	37	7.8
Master's degree	18	3.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.