Sturgis is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,012 people and six associated neighborhoods, Sturgis is the 105th largest community in Michigan.
One of the benefits of Sturgis is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.83 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Sturgis are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.87% of adults in Sturgis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Sturgis in 2022 was $27,473, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,892 for a family of four. However, Sturgis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sturgis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sturgis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sturgis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sturgis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sturgis include German, European, English, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Sturgis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.