City safety & data profile

SturgisMI

Sturgis, MI is a 11K-resident city in St. Joseph County with a median household income of $62,710.

St. Joseph County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Sturgis, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Sturgis has a population larger than 6% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $152,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 7%
By size
$62,710
Median income (place)
$152,600
Median home (place)
13.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Sturgis

Sturgis posts a median household income higher than 27% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Sturgis area.

Bottom 28%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Sturgis

Where Sturgis income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$62,710 Bottom 27% higher than 27% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Sturgis $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Sturgis, MI beyond the headline numbers

Sturgis sits inside St. Joseph County, Michigan, at roughly 41.80°N, -85.42°W. Population 10,896, $62,710 median household income. Median home value $152,600, median rent $826. Poverty rate 13.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Sturgis, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Sturgis, MI stands at 13.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Sturgis runs about 2.4 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.5% of Sturgis workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.4% in Sturgis, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Sturgis workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sturgis's median age is 34.1 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Sturgis from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,896
Sturgis · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$62,710
-30% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$152,600
-63% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (St. Joseph County): Sturgis's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
61K-0%
Median Income
$66,425+51%
Median Home Value
$178,300+64%
Poverty Rate
11.4%-35%
Unemployment
5.9%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Sturgis, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$826/mo
Poverty Rate
13.4% +8% vs avg
Unemployment 8.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 15.7%
Work From Home 5.5%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 67.3%
African American 1.8%
Asian 1.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
39.7%
Short Sleep Duration
37.3%
High Blood Pressure
34.8%
Physical Inactivity
29.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.9%
Current Smoking
18.4%
Binge Drinking
16.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.2%
Diabetes
12.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.3%
Annual Checkup 76.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7%
Stroke
3.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect Sturgis?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Sturgis right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-STURGIS · Sturgis

Sturgis: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Sturgis, MI? ▼
Sturgis, MI has a population of 10,896 people, located in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Sturgis? ▼
The median household income in Sturgis, MI is $62,710 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.4%.
What is the median home value in Sturgis? ▼
The median home value in Sturgis, MI is $152,600. Median rent is $826/month.
What are the top health concerns in Sturgis? ▼
The top health indicators in Sturgis include Obesity (39.7%), Short Sleep Duration (37.3%), High Blood Pressure (34.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Sturgis? ▼
Sturgis has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Sturgis? ▼
The median age in Sturgis, MI is 34.1 years. 15.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Sturgis, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (13.4% here).

Oakland, CA 13.4% Mesquite, TX 13.4% Springdale, AR 13.4% Garfield, NJ 13.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($62,710 here).

Wood River, IL $62,703 Fayetteville, AR $62,695 Beloit, WI $62,663 Greensburg, IN $62,655

Compare Sturgis with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Portage, MI 48K Coldwater, MI 11K Goshen, IN 33K Kalamazoo, MI 76K Auburn, IN 13K Elkhart, IN 52K Battle Creek, MI 52K Granger, IN 30K
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Using Sturgis's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Sturgis area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (St. Joseph County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.