Sturgeon Bay is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 9,861 people and five associated neighborhoods, Sturgeon Bay is the 98th largest community in Wisconsin.
Also of interest is that Sturgeon Bay has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Sturgeon Bay is also a city of artists. Sturgeon Bay has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sturgeon Bay’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Sturgeon Bay is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.79 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 percentage of people in Sturgeon Bay who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.93% of adults in Sturgeon Bay have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sturgeon Bay in 2022 was $43,312, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,248 for a family of four. However, Sturgeon Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sturgeon Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sturgeon Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sturgeon Bay include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Sturgeon Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.