Sugar Land, TX

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2021 Population
110,272
6.99% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
42
1.2% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
4.72%
7.2% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$123,733
0.383% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$344,400
2.01% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Sugar Land, TX had a population of 110k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $123,733. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Sugar Land, TX declined from 118,563 to 110,272, a −6.99% decrease and its median household income grew from $123,261 to $123,733, a 0.383% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sugar Land, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (39%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (38%), White (Hispanic) (7.62%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.96%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.01%).

None of the households in Sugar Land, TX 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.

87.9% of the residents in Sugar Land, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Sugar Land, TX was $344,400, and the homeownership rate was 80.9%.

Most people in Sugar Land, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Sugar Land, TX was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Sugar Land, TX is home to a population of 110k people, from which 87.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 34.8% of Sugar Land, TX residents were born outside of the country (38.3k people).

In 2021, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (43.1k people) in Sugar Land, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 8.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.9%
2021 Citizenship
88.1%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 87.9% of Sugar Land, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Sugar Land, TX was 88.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sugar Land, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    43.1k ± 2.05k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    41.9k ± 2.16k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    8.4k ± 1.63k
12%
Hispanic Population
13.2k people

In 2021, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (43.1k people) in Sugar Land, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 8.4k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12% of the people in Sugar Land, TX are hispanic (13.2k people).

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

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Foreign-Born Population

34.8%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
38.3k people
35.1%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
41.6k people

As of 2021, 34.8% of Sugar Land, TX residents (38.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sugar Land, TX was 35.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,215 ± 245
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    957 ± 592
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    654 ± 319

Sugar Land, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Sugar Land, TX employs 54.2k people. The largest industries in Sugar Land, TX are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,803 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,390 people), and Retail Trade (5,815 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($133,156), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($131,184), and Utilities ($109,421).

Occupations

54.2k
2021 Value
± 2,117
−8.2%
1 Year decline
± 5.99%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sugar Land, TX declined at a rate of −8.2%, from 59k employees to 54.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugar Land, TX, are Management Occupations (9,024 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,212 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (5,195 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugar Land, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

54.2k
2021 Value
± 2,117
−8.2%
1 Year decline
± 5.99%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sugar Land, TX declined at a rate of −8.2%, from 59k employees to 54.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugar Land, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,803 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,390 people), and Retail Trade (5,815 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sugar Land, TX, though some of these residents may live in Sugar Land, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$81,559
Median earning men ± $6,961
$49,429
Median earning women ± $4,043

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($138,711), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,852), and Public Administration ($108,889).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,857), Information ($75,417), and Manufacturing ($71,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $255B
  2. $212B
  3. $180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.54T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $77.7B
  2. $68.4B
  3. $58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

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 Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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 Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

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.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Sugar Land, TX was $344,400 in 2021, which is 1.41 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $337,600 to $344,400, a 2.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Sugar Land, TX is 80.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Sugar Land, TX have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sugar Land, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sugar Land, TX is $123,733. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Sugar Land, TX was Census Tract 6742 with a value of $216,250, followed by Census Tract 6739.02 and Census Tract 6746.01, with respective values of $166,917 and $138,264.

Property

$344,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$6,893
$30,019
Median Property Taxes
±$1,216

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 Land, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

80.9%
Homeownership
2021
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 80.9% of the housing units in Sugar Land, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.2%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 6742
  2. Census Tract 6739.02
  3. Census Tract 6746.01

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sugar Land, TX was Census Tract 6742 with a value of $216,250, followed by Census Tract 6739.02 and Census Tract 6746.01, with respective values of $166,917 and $138,264.

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

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Household Income

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$123,733
Median Household Income
± $6,991
37.1k
Number of Households
± 1,644

In 2021, the median household income of the 37.1k households in Sugar Land, TX grew to $123,733 from the previous year's value of $123,261.

The following chart displays the households in Sugar Land, TX 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sugar Land, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas
0.478
2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (75.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.11%)

In 2021, 75.9% of workers in Sugar Land, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.11%).

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.

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Commute Time

30.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugar Land, TX have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Sugar Land, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

4.72% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugar Land, TX (5.18k out of 110k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sugar Land, TX is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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.

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92.1% of the population of Sugar Land, TX has health coverage, with 59% on employee plans, 4.76% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 0.542% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fort Bend County, TX see 1180 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.37% increase from the previous year (1164 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1802 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1208 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,180 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fort Bend County, TX

Primary care physicians in Fort Bend County, TX see an average of 1,180 patients per year. This represents a 1.37% increase from the previous year (1,164 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.89%
Uninsured
59%
Employer Coverage
4.76%
Medicaid
12.1%
Medicare
15.7%
Non-Group
0.542%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sugar Land, TX declined by 8% from 8.58% to 7.89%.

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

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