Overview
1,700
Total Population
44.4
Median age
49.00%
Female population %
104.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
63.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Sturgis's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Sturgis is 44.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Sturgis's population under 18 was 16.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Sturgis's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Sturgis, 14.53% were under the age of 15, 16.35% aged 15 to 29, 44.76% aged 30 to 64, 22.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.35% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 34 less females than males in Sturgis:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.00% females and 51.00% males in Sturgis, KY.
- The Sturgis, KY gender ratio is 104.1:100 i.e. 104.1 men to 100 women (1.041).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 115.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 85.
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Race / Ethnicity
Sturgis's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Sturgis population: 92.59% are White, 6.82% are Black or African American and 0.59% are multiracial.
- Sturgis's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,7 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Sturgis is White with a population of 1,574 (92.59% of the total population).
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Year by year
Sturgis's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 2,054 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Sturgis's population decreased by 159 (7.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Sturgis's population decreased by 158 (8.34%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sturgis's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,686.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)