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.Sturgis is a blue-collar town, with 42.78% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Sturgis is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sturgis who work in office and administrative support (8.67%), sales jobs (8.12%), and management occupations (5.64%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sturgis spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Sturgis is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Sturgis rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.58% of adults 25 and older in Sturgis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Sturgis in 2022 was $28,741, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,964 for a family of four. However, Sturgis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sturgis is an extremely 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 27.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sturgis include German, Irish, European, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Sturgis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
