Sturgis is a city of 7,086 people in South Dakota. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 2%. Households here earn about 28% less than in South Dakota as a whole. Median rent is $780 a month. The average commute runs 18 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,404, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sturgis
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$113,763 → $271,200(+138%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.2% → 91.1%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.0% → 24.4%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Sturgis's population equals 23% of Meade County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 90% 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)24%(147)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(153)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(252)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 613 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
5,330
$48,522
$113,763
17.0%
9.2
2000
6,442
$55,111
$124,419
12.6%
15.3
2010
6,627
$52,869
$167,737
17.8%
18.7
2020
7,020
$52,941
$191,987
15.7%
29.2
2024
7,086
$54,404
$271,200
24.4%
20.9
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.
