Sturgis vs Three Rivers

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

Sturgis and Three Rivers 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 7,936 in Three Rivers). Sturgis has the higher median household income ($60,640 vs $48,852 in Three Rivers). Sturgis has the higher median home value ($129,400 vs $120,200 in Three Rivers).

Population, income & housing

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
Population	11,077	7,936
Median age	34.6 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,640	$48,852
Median home value	$129,400	$120,200
Median gross rent	$793	$815
Housing units	4,781	3,558
Homeownership rate	58.2%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
Population	10,905 → 11,077 (+1.6%)	7,659 → 7,936 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$41,630 → $60,640 (+45.7%)	$43,136 → $48,852 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$84,900 → $129,400 (+52.4%)	$85,900 → $120,200 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $793 (+9.2%)	$691 → $815 (+17.9%)

Sturgis

Population

10,90511,077

Median household income

$41,630$60,640

Median home value

$84,900$129,400

Median gross rent

$726$793

Three Rivers

Population

7,6597,936

Median household income

$43,136$48,852

Median home value

$85,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$691$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
Under 5	9.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.8%
75 and over	5.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	74.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
No high school diploma	18.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
Drove alone	70.6%	75.9%
Carpooled	20.2%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.5%	2.6%
Other means	3.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
1-unit, detached	66.6%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	15.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Sturgis	Three Rivers
Poverty rate	16.0%	15.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1957	1957