Population 323 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sturges
Household size in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.78 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.38 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.24 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Sturges is a place of small households, averaging 2.35 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.59, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.8 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.6 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.8 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.0 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Sturges are younger than 39.8 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.6% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.6% of households in Sturges, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sturges
Renters in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.8% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.4% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.6% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.2 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Sturges is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. More than half of owners (54.4%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.6% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.7% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Sturges: 11.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. The picture is much the same across Missouri.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in Sturges leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Missouri.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $535 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $408 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $711 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $948 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$413 | +$383 | +$606 |
Rent in Sturges runs $948 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sturges
Bachelor's degrees in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.3% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.0% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sturges have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.3% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.0% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.6% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.0% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in six adults in Sturges never finished high school, well above the national share: only 84.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sturges
| Period | Sturges | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.6% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.2% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.1% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.5 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sturges has been low: just 1.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sturges compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturges | 2.35 | 39.8 | 6.6% | 16.6% | 11.7% | 1975 | $948 | 14.0% | 84.0% | 1.1% |
| Chillicothe | 2.29 | 39.4 | 12.4% | 32.0% | 11.8% | 1964 | $807 | 16.9% | 85.3% | 3.0% |
| Chula | 2.32 | 41.7 | 7.4% | 14.7% | 11.3% | 1974 | $987 | 13.9% | 84.5% | 1.3% |
| Springhill | 2.55 | 42.3 | 8.6% | 15.8% | 10.9% | 1989 | $576 | 17.0% | 92.7% | 1.6% |
| Wheeling | 2.49 | 36.9 | 4.7% | 17.6% | 20.7% | 1972 | $714 | 16.6% | 88.3% | 1.6% |
| Farmersville | 2.45 | 37.0 | 4.7% | 14.0% | 18.6% | 1971 | $902 | 12.8% | 75.8% | 0.7% |
| Utica | 2.15 | 46.8 | 11.7% | 9.3% | 13.2% | 1968 | $844 | 14.5% | 96.4% | 2.4% |
| Sampsel | 2.45 | 43.5 | 9.4% | 14.5% | 11.3% | 1984 | $638 | 16.3% | 93.5% | 1.8% |
| Laredo | 2.26 | 49.4 | 8.8% | 10.5% | 18.9% | 1968 | $1,018 | 15.5% | 91.5% | 3.2% |
| Meadville | 2.69 | 37.5 | 9.4% | 19.9% | 17.0% | 1968 | $583 | 23.4% | 96.1% | 0.4% |
| Hickory Creek | 2.54 | 35.4 | 3.8% | 14.5% | 22.4% | 1973 | $772 | 13.4% | 75.5% | 0.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sturges. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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