. 1 % ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 4 4 , ▁ 2 0 . 6 % ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 5 . 2 % ▁who ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁was ▁ 3 1 . 2 ▁years . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 3 . 9 ▁males . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 7 . 0 ▁males . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 2 6 , 5 8 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 2 9 , 5 6 3 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 2 7 , 8 4 1 ▁versus ▁$ 2 4 , 1 6 7 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 1 2 , 7 0 7 . ▁About ▁ 1 7 . 7 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 2 0 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 3 2 . 3 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 5 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Util ities ▁▁ ▁Ster ling ' s ▁public ▁works ▁authority ▁provides ▁water ,