PlainZIP

Sturgis, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sturgis, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,872. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet STURGIS-MI · Sturgis, MI 1 ZIPs · 19,872 pop · #14334/25278 · St. Joseph County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,333
  • RANK-MID #14334/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Centreville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,872
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $182,600

Nearest income peer: Centreville, MI ( $913 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Sturgis

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sturgis on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sturgis, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,872
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,333
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,333 and poverty 11.1% concentrate in 49091.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sturgis as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Garden City is the closest lower-income city and Iron Mountain the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sturgis.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49091, is all of Sturgis

There is no split to weigh here: 49091 holds every one of Sturgis's 19,872 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sturgis's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 431 establishments, 7,693 employees , annual payroll $415,584k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49091 (431 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (81) · also Manufacturing · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Sturgis, MI

These ZIP codes sit in St. Joseph County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sturgis. See the St. Joseph County roll-up →

Sturgis lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing St. Joseph County: White Pigeon, Constantine and Burr Oak earn more and Three Rivers, Colon and Mendon earn less. Nottawa marks the far end of that range at $105,147, 56% above Sturgis.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49091 19,872 $67,333 431 88
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Sturgis roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sturgis, .