Sugar Hill, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

26,128

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.6

1.93% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.3%

23% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$107,389

7.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$413,400

Population & Diversity

Sugar Hill, GA is home to a population of 26.1k people, from which 89.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 23.7% of Sugar Hill, GA residents were born outside of the country (6.2k people).

In 2024, there were 3.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13k people) in Sugar Hill, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.64k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.1%

2024 Citizenship

87.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.1% of Sugar Hill, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sugar Hill, GA was 87.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sugar Hill, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13k ± 1.16k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.12k ± 946
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.64k ± 575

16.8%

Hispanic Population

4.38k people

16.8% of the people in Sugar Hill, GA are hispanic (4.38k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sugar Hill, GA 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 Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

23.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.2k people

24.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.28k people

As of 2024, 23.7% of Sugar Hill, GA residents (6.2k 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 Hill, GA was 24.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
293 ± 120
Vietnam
223 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
203 ± 108

Sugar Hill, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sugar Hill, GA.

Economy

The economy of Sugar Hill, GA employs 13.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sugar Hill, GA were Manufacturing (1,728 people), Retail Trade (1,670 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,587 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($115,260), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,340), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,639).

Employment

Occupations

13.2k

2024 Value

± 1,053

2.56%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar Hill, GA grew at a rate of 2.56%, from 12.8k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugar Hill, GA, are Management Occupations (1,899 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,331 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,307 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugar Hill, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

13.2k

2024 Value

± 1,053

2.56%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar Hill, GA grew at a rate of 2.56%, from 12.8k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugar Hill, GA, are Manufacturing (1,728 people), Retail Trade (1,670 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,587 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sugar Hill, GA, though some of these residents may live in Sugar Hill, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,683

Median earning men ± $11,323

$46,685

Median earning women ± $7,348

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,738), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,897), and Information ($108,405).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($117,188), Public Administration ($97,969), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,519).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sugar Hill, GA was $413,400 in 2024, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $375,900 to $413,400, a 9.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Sugar Hill, GA is 79.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sugar Hill, GA have an average commute time of 33.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sugar Hill, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$413,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,032

$6,993

Median Property Taxes

±$700

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 Hill, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.9%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.9% of the housing units in Sugar Hill, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sugar Hill, GA 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.

$107,389

Median Household Income

± $6,778

8.75k

Number of Households

± 836

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.75k households in Sugar Hill, GA grew to $107,389 from the previous year's value of $99,479.

The following chart displays the households in Sugar Hill, GA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sugar Hill, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.2%)
Worked At Home (23.5%)
Carpooled (7.97%)

In 2024, 67.2% of workers in Sugar Hill, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.97%).

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

33.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugar Hill, GA have a longer commute time (33.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.57% of the workforce in Sugar Hill, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugar Hill, GA (1.9k out of 26.1k 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 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sugar Hill, GA 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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