Sturgis vs White Pigeon

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

Sturgis and White Pigeon 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 1,637 in White Pigeon). Sturgis has the higher median household income ($60,640 vs $44,063 in White Pigeon). White Pigeon has the higher median home value ($143,100 vs $129,400 in Sturgis).

Population, income & housing

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
Population	11,077	1,637
Median age	34.6 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,640	$44,063
Median home value	$129,400	$143,100
Median gross rent	$793	$769
Housing units	4,781	778
Homeownership rate	58.2%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
Population	10,905 → 11,077 (+1.6%)	1,613 → 1,637 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$41,630 → $60,640 (+45.7%)	$43,603 → $44,063 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$84,900 → $129,400 (+52.4%)	$83,900 → $143,100 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $793 (+9.2%)	$709 → $769 (+8.5%)

Sturgis

Population

10,90511,077

Median household income

$41,630$60,640

Median home value

$84,900$129,400

Median gross rent

$726$793

White Pigeon

Population

1,6131,637

Median household income

$43,603$44,063

Median home value

$83,900$143,100

Median gross rent

$709$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
Under 5	9.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.2%
75 and over	5.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
No high school diploma	18.9%	17.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
Drove alone	70.6%	81.8%
Carpooled	20.2%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.7%
Other means	3.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
1-unit, detached	66.6%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	5.8%
20 or more units	6.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Sturgis	White Pigeon
Poverty rate	16.0%	24.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1957	1956