Being a small city, Mount Sterling does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Mount Sterling overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mount Sterling, 22.67% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mount Sterling in 2022 was $25,964, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,856 for a family of four. However, Mount Sterling contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mount Sterling home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Sterling residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mount Sterling include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Sterling is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and Spanish.
