CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sturgis

Michigan · 10,130 residents · 6.80 sq mi

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Sturgis is a city of 10,130 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $39,900. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 24%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median rent is $322 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,130

−10%vs 2000

vs 11,285 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

+2%vs 2000

vs 32.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(824)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(925)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(702)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(682)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(659)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,679)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,436)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(777)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(760)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(793)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(634)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(259)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,642

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,838 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,981

−25%vs 2000

vs $15,990 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,900

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.6%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

38.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(9,424)

Black1%(115)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(1,499)

Asian0.7%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(9,909)

Black0.7%(69)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(142)

Asian0.4%(40)

Other1.1%(112)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican26.5%(2,929)

Central American0.2%(20)

Guatemalan0.2%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(73)

Asian Indian0.6%(63)

Chinese0.3%(38)

Ancestry

German19.7%(2,173)

English8.4%(930)

Irish7.6%(842)

American3%(335)

Polish2.9%(317)

Italian1.6%(172)

French1.5%(167)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(139)

Scottish1.2%(128)

Danish1%(114)

Norwegian1%(111)

Dutch0.6%(66)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(63)

Czech0.5%(54)

Swiss0.5%(53)

Greek0.4%(48)

Austrian0.4%(43)

Hungarian0.4%(39)

West Indian0.3%(34)

Ukrainian0.2%(20)

Serbian0.2%(17)

British0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(8)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Macedonian0.1%(6)

Welsh0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.4%(1,412)

Married49.5%(2,034)

Widowed2.7%(109)

Divorced13.4%(552)

Women 15+

Never married33%(1,447)

Married45.4%(1,992)

Widowed8.3%(365)

Divorced13.2%(581)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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