Mount Sterling is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,588 people and six associated neighborhoods, Mount Sterling is the 59th largest community in Kentucky.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.48% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Mount Sterling does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Mount Sterling citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.58% of adults in Mount Sterling have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mount Sterling in 2022 was $27,422, 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 $109,688 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 Mon-Khmer (Cambodian) and Spanish.