Sturgis is a city of 11,054 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.1. The typical home is worth $152,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $826 a month at the median. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,710, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sturgis
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share1.4% → 27.3%(+25.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share97.0% → 63.7%(−33.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.3% → 15.7%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Sturgis's population equals 18% of St. Joseph County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 58% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 31% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.6%(111)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(50)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(226)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.3%(58)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 565 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sturgis, decade by decade
Sturgis population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,130
$56,742
$95,763
12.3%
7.3
2000
11,285
$61,641
$138,446
13.7%
35.6
2010
10,994
$52,439
$133,068
14.4%
52.6
2020
11,082
$51,715
$108,356
10.8%
65.0
2024
11,054
$62,710
$152,600
15.7%
64.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
