Sugar City, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

2,122

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.3

1.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.72%

23.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,953

6.94% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$350,000

13.6% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Sugar City, ID is home to a population of 2.12k people, from which 96.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.95% of Sugar City, ID residents were born outside of the country (105 people).

In 2024, there were 18.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.91k people) in Sugar City, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 104 Other (Hispanic) and 41 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Sugar City, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sugar City, ID was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sugar City, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sugar City, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.91k ± 495
Other (Hispanic)
104 ± 152
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
41 ± 33

7.54%

Hispanic Population

160 people

7.54% of the people in Sugar City, ID are hispanic (160 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sugar City, ID as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Idaho.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
54,768 ± 5,664 people
Canada
6,434 ± 1,966 people
Philippines
2,796 ± 1,297 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Idaho was Mexico, the natal country of 54,768 Idaho residents, followed by Canada with 6,434 and Philippines with 2,796.

Foreign-Born Population

4.95%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

5.92%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

119 people

As of 2024, 4.95% of Sugar City, ID residents (105 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sugar City, ID was 5.92%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sugar City, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
26 ± 41
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 14

Sugar City, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sugar City, ID.

Economy

The economy of Sugar City, ID employs 1.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sugar City, ID were Educational Services (337 people), Public Administration (111 people), and Retail Trade (109 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($90,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.02k

2024 Value

± 291

9.78%

1 Year growth

± 36.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar City, ID grew at a rate of 9.78%, from 930 employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugar City, ID, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (260 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (125 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugar City, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.02k

2024 Value

± 291

9.78%

1 Year growth

± 36.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar City, ID grew at a rate of 9.78%, from 930 employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugar City, ID, are Educational Services (337 people), Public Administration (111 people), and Retail Trade (109 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sugar City, ID, though some of these residents may live in Sugar City, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,224

Median earning men ± $4,197

$42,767

Median earning women ± $2,066

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,977), and Wholesale Trade ($75,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,167), Retail Trade ($40,948), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($18,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sugar City, ID was $350,000 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $308,000 to $350,000, a 13.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Sugar City, ID is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sugar City, ID have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sugar City, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$350,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$70,803

$432

Median Property Taxes

±$152

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sugar City, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sugar City, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.6%

Homeownership

2024

74.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.6% of the housing units in Sugar City, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sugar City, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,953

Median Household Income

± $21,906

701

Number of Households

± 195

In 2024, the median household income of the 701 households in Sugar City, ID declined from $66,953 from the previous year's value of $71,944.

The following chart displays the households in Sugar City, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sugar City, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.6%)
Worked At Home (29.8%)
Carpooled (7.74%)

In 2024, 59.6% of workers in Sugar City, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugar City, ID have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.51% of the workforce in Sugar City, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sugar City, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sugar City, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sugar City, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.72% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugar City, ID (185 out of 2.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sugar City, ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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