Longview vs Sturgis

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

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

Longview has the higher population (151 vs 128 in Sturgis). Longview has the higher median household income ($112,000 vs $57,500 in Sturgis). Since 2019, Sturgis's population has grown faster (-22.9% vs -44.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Longview	Sturgis
Population	151	128
Median age	37.9 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$112,000	$57,500
Median home value	—	$111,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,054
Housing units	107	89
Homeownership rate	90.6%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.8%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Longview	Sturgis
Population	270 → 151 (-44.1%)	166 → 128 (-22.9%)
Median household income	$45,700 → $112,000 (+145.1%)	$52,500 → $57,500 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$127,100 → $134,000 (+5.4%)	$93,800 → $111,400 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $1,054 (+68.6%)

Longview

Population

270151

Median household income

$45,700$112,000

Median home value

$127,100$134,000

Sturgis

Population

166128

Median household income

$52,500$57,500

Median home value

$93,800$111,400

Median gross rent

$625$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Longview	Sturgis
Under 5	11.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	11.9%	3.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.0%	21.9%
35 to 44	27.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	16.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	23.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.2%
75 and over	12.6%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Longview	Sturgis
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Longview	Sturgis
No high school diploma	8.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	0.0%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34.5%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Longview	Sturgis
Drove alone	65.9%	85.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.4%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Longview	Sturgis
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Longview	Sturgis
Poverty rate	4.0%	21.9%
Average household size	2.36	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	2003	1967