Colon vs Sturgis

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

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

Sturgis has the higher population (11,077 vs 1,432 in Colon). Sturgis has the higher median household income ($60,640 vs $53,750 in Colon). Sturgis has the higher median home value ($129,400 vs $123,700 in Colon).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	Sturgis
Population	1,432	11,077
Median age	40.2 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$60,640
Median home value	$123,700	$129,400
Median gross rent	$745	$793
Housing units	837	4,781
Homeownership rate	71.7%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	Sturgis
Population	1,133 → 1,432 (+26.4%)	10,905 → 11,077 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$46,364 → $53,750 (+15.9%)	$41,630 → $60,640 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $123,700 (+37.0%)	$84,900 → $129,400 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $745 (+34.2%)	$726 → $793 (+9.2%)

Colon

Population

1,1331,432

Median household income

$46,364$53,750

Median home value

$90,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$555$745

Sturgis

Population

10,90511,077

Median household income

$41,630$60,640

Median home value

$84,900$129,400

Median gross rent

$726$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colon	Sturgis
Under 5	8.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	5.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	17.8%	8.2%
75 and over	7.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	Sturgis
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	65.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	Sturgis
No high school diploma	10.0%	18.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	Sturgis
Drove alone	59.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	12.0%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	7.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.1%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	Sturgis
1-unit, detached	83.3%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	16.1%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Colon	Sturgis
Poverty rate	15.3%	16.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1952	1957