Sugar Hill, GA

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2023 Population

25,285

1.35% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

36.3

0.554% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.47%

36% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$99,479

5.25% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

12,849

2.02% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sugar Hill, GA had a population of 25.3k people with a median age of 36.3 and a median household income of $99,479. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sugar Hill, GA grew from 24,947 to 25,285, a 1.35% increase and its median household income grew from $94,520 to $99,479, a 5.25% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sugar Hill, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (13%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.5%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.45%).

None of the households in Sugar Hill, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.6% of the residents in Sugar Hill, GA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Sugar Hill, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sugar Hill, GA was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sugar Hill, GA is home to a population of 25.3k people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 24.8% of Sugar Hill, GA residents were born outside of the country (6.28k people).

In 2023, there were 3.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.5k people) in Sugar Hill, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.3k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.6%

2023 Citizenship

88.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 87.6% of Sugar Hill, GA residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sugar Hill, GA was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
12.5k ± 1.11k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.05k ± 951
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.3k ± 655

18.8%

Hispanic Population

4.75k people

18.8% of the people in Sugar Hill, GA are hispanic (4.75k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sugar Hill, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Sugar Hill, GA was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Sugar Hill, GA residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

24.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.28k people

22.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.58k people

As of 2023, 24.8% of Sugar Hill, GA residents (6.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sugar Hill, GA was 22.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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-)
376 ± 138
Vietnam
213 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
188 ± 124

Sugar Hill, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sugar Hill, GA employs 12.8k people. The largest industries in Sugar Hill, GA are Manufacturing (1,664 people), Retail Trade (1,583 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,411 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($106,983), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($102,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,643).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

12.8k

2023 Value

± 1,110

2.02%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sugar Hill, GA grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 12.6k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugar Hill, GA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugar Hill, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.8k

2023 Value

± 1,110

2.02%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sugar Hill, GA grew at a rate of 2.02%, from 12.6k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugar Hill, GA, are Manufacturing (1,664 people), Retail Trade (1,583 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,411 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

$64,257

Median earning men ± $11,127

$41,138

Median earning women ± $4,969

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($133,098), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,120), and Information ($105,259).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($114,881), Construction ($101,128), and Public Administration ($97,780).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Sugar Hill, GA have an average commute time of 32.7 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 N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Sugar Hill, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$99,479

Median Household Income

± $8,895

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Sugar Hill, GA grew to $99,479 from the previous year's value of $94,520.

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 Sugar Hill, GA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Sugar Hill, GA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.6%)
Worked At Home (19.1%)
Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2023, 69.6% of workers in Sugar Hill, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.5%).

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

32.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugar Hill, GA have a longer commute time (32.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% 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

N/A

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 N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugar Hill, GA (2.39k out of 25.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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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

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

88.3% of the population of Sugar Hill, GA has health coverage, with 55.2% on employee plans, 9.83% on Medicaid, 7.39% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 1.27% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gwinnett County, GA see 1523 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.396% increase from the previous year (1517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1589 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 744 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,523 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gwinnett County, GA

Primary care physicians in Gwinnett County, GA see an average of 1,523 patients per year. This represents a 0.396% increase from the previous year (1,517 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Gwinnett County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.7%

Uninsured

55.2%

Employer Coverage

9.83%

Medicaid

7.39%

Medicare

14.6%

Non-Group

1.27%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sugar Hill, GA declined by 7.52% from 12.7% to 11.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sugar Hill, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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