Sugarland Run, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,629

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.5

2.82% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.39%

5.19% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$166,385

4.66% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$576,700

Population & Diversity

Sugarland Run, VA is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 85.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 35.3% of Sugarland Run, VA residents were born outside of the country (4.45k people).

In 2024, there were 2.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.85k people) in Sugarland Run, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.79k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.4%

2024 Citizenship

80.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.4% of Sugarland Run, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sugarland Run, VA was 80.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sugarland Run, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sugarland Run, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.85k ± 842
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.1k ± 793
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.79k ± 462

33.7%

Hispanic Population

4.26k people

33.7% of the people in Sugarland Run, VA are hispanic (4.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sugarland Run, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

35.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.45k people

38.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.99k people

As of 2024, 35.3% of Sugarland Run, VA residents (4.45k 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 Sugarland Run, VA was 38.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
256 ± 108
Vietnam
182 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
98 ± 59

Sugarland Run, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sugarland Run, VA.

Economy

The economy of Sugarland Run, VA employs 7.42k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sugarland Run, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,305 people), Retail Trade (824 people), and Educational Services (705 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($150,263), Information ($133,538), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,818).

Employment

Occupations

7.42k

2024 Value

± 685

1.45%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugarland Run, VA grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 7.31k employees to 7.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugarland Run, VA, are Management Occupations (959 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (846 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (776 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugarland Run, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

7.42k

2024 Value

± 685

1.45%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugarland Run, VA grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 7.31k employees to 7.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugarland Run, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,305 people), Retail Trade (824 people), and Educational Services (705 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sugarland Run, VA, though some of these residents may live in Sugarland Run, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$84,906

Median earning men ± $9,384

$47,748

Median earning women ± $3,593

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($137,625), Information ($133,975), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($109,375), Construction ($87,760), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sugarland Run, VA was $576,700 in 2024, which is 1.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $552,700 to $576,700, a 4.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Sugarland Run, VA is 84.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sugarland Run, VA have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sugarland Run, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$576,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,373

$3,088

Median Property Taxes

±$374

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 Sugarland Run, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sugarland Run, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.7% of the housing units in Sugarland Run, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sugarland Run, VA 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.

$166,385

Median Household Income

± $9,549

3.65k

Number of Households

± 434

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.65k households in Sugarland Run, VA grew to $166,385 from the previous year's value of $158,977.

The following chart displays the households in Sugarland Run, VA 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 Sugarland Run, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.1%)
Worked At Home (23.5%)
Carpooled (14%)

In 2024, 59.1% of workers in Sugarland Run, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who carpooled to work (14%).

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

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugarland Run, VA have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.01% of the workforce in Sugarland Run, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sugarland Run, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugarland Run, VA (679 out of 12.6k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sugarland Run, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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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