Columbia vs Sturgeon

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Sturgeon: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Sturgeon are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia has the higher population (127,200 vs 1,143 in Sturgeon). Sturgeon has the higher median household income ($66,500 vs $64,488 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median home value ($268,300 vs $139,300 in Sturgeon).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Sturgeon
Population	127,200	1,143
Median age	29.2 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,488	$66,500
Median home value	$268,300	$139,300
Median gross rent	$1,067	$886
Housing units	55,441	555
Homeownership rate	49.4%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Sturgeon
Population	121,230 → 127,200 (+4.9%)	990 → 1,143 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$51,276 → $64,488 (+25.8%)	$52,500 → $66,500 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$191,800 → $268,300 (+39.9%)	$101,800 → $139,300 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,067 (+20.3%)	$755 → $886 (+17.4%)

Columbia

Population

121,230127,200

Median household income

$51,276$64,488

Median home value

$191,800$268,300

Median gross rent

$887$1,067

Sturgeon

Population

9901,143

Median household income

$52,500$66,500

Median home value

$101,800$139,300

Median gross rent

$755$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Sturgeon
Under 5	5.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	21.3%
18 to 24	24.1%	11.7%
25 to 34	15.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.9%
55 to 64	8.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.6%
75 and over	4.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Sturgeon
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	88.5%
Black or African American	12.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Sturgeon
No high school diploma	4.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	16.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Sturgeon
Drove alone	74.1%	88.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.7%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	3.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Sturgeon
1-unit, detached	53.1%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	3.2%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Sturgeon
Poverty rate	20.0%	4.4%
Average household size	2.29	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1993	1960