Breckinridge Center vs Sturgis

A side-by-side comparison of Breckinridge Center and Sturgis: population, income, housing, and more.

Breckinridge Center and Sturgis are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sturgis has the higher population (1,827 vs 1,592 in Breckinridge Center). Breckinridge Center has the higher median household income ($62,269 vs $43,938 in Sturgis). Since 2019, Sturgis's population has grown faster (-4.0% vs -24.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
Population	1,592	1,827
Median age	22.7 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,269	$43,938
Median home value	—	$83,400
Median gross rent	$1,038	$703
Housing units	337	817
Homeownership rate	55.8%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
Population	2,109 → 1,592 (-24.5%)	1,903 → 1,827 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $62,269 (+42.3%)	$40,980 → $43,938 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $97,700 (+49.8%)	$74,700 → $83,400 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $1,038 (+45.4%)	$526 → $703 (+33.7%)

Breckinridge Center

Population

2,1091,592

Median household income

$43,750$62,269

Median home value

$65,200$97,700

Median gross rent

$714$1,038

Sturgis

Population

1,9031,827

Median household income

$40,980$43,938

Median home value

$74,700$83,400

Median gross rent

$526$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
Under 5	1.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	10.2%
18 to 24	38.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	0.6%	13.8%
75 and over	0.6%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	92.8%
Black or African American	25.6%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
No high school diploma	14.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	52.1%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
Drove alone	62.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	17.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	1.8%
Other means	13.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
1-unit, detached	40.9%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	59.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Breckinridge Center	Sturgis
Poverty rate	52.5%	18.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1988	1964