Mississippi State vs Sturgis

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

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

Mississippi State has the higher population (4,367 vs 128 in Sturgis). Since 2019, Mississippi State's population has grown faster (+23.3% vs -22.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
Population	4,367	128
Median age	19.1 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,500
Median home value	—	$111,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,054
Housing units	71	89
Homeownership rate	—	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
Population	3,542 → 4,367 (+23.3%)	166 → 128 (-22.9%)
Median household income	—	$52,500 → $57,500 (+9.5%)
Median home value	—	$93,800 → $111,400 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,106 (-2.9%)	$625 → $1,054 (+68.6%)

Mississippi State

Population

3,5424,367

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,106

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)

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	0.8%	3.9%
18 to 24	98.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	1.2%	21.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	23.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.2%
75 and over	0.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	25.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	0.0%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
Drove alone	43.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	7.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	34.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mississippi State	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

	Mississippi State	Sturgis
Poverty rate	—	21.9%
Average household size	—	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	—	1967