Wayne County Today

33.2 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 4.5 percent lower than the state average of 37.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 342.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	0	0
Regular high school diploma	82	31.3
GED or alternative credential	10	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	39	14.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	44	16.8
Associate's degree	49	18.7
Bachelor's degree	22	8.4
Master's degree	16	6.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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