Rocheport vs Sturgeon

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

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

Sturgeon has the higher population (1,143 vs 215 in Rocheport). Sturgeon has the higher median household income ($66,500 vs $58,125 in Rocheport). Rocheport has the higher median home value ($207,700 vs $139,300 in Sturgeon).

Population, income & housing

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
Population	215	1,143
Median age	51.7 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$66,500
Median home value	$207,700	$139,300
Median gross rent	$1,048	$886
Housing units	189	555
Homeownership rate	61.1%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
Population	244 → 215 (-11.9%)	990 → 1,143 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$39,821 → $58,125 (+46.0%)	$52,500 → $66,500 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$165,000 → $207,700 (+25.9%)	$101,800 → $139,300 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,048 (+11.7%)	$755 → $886 (+17.4%)

Rocheport

Population

244215

Median household income

$39,821$58,125

Median home value

$165,000$207,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,048

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)

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
Under 5	1.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	7.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	11.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	26.0%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	25.1%	9.6%
75 and over	4.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
No high school diploma	3.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	9.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	50.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
Drove alone	62.8%	88.0%
Carpooled	2.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	3.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
1-unit, detached	95.2%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Rocheport	Sturgeon
Poverty rate	5.6%	4.4%
Average household size	1.99	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1938	1960