Sugar Land Texas City Guide

Sugar Land experienced a positive population growth of 50% between 2010 and 2018. The population in 2010 was just over 78,800, and over 118,000 people lived in the city in 2018.

49% of Sugar Land’s population is male, and 51% of the area’s residents are female. 42 is the median female age, and 40 is the median male age.

Sugar Land’s median age is 38.8, which is over the country’s median of 38 and Texas’s median of 34. Over 26% of the population is under 20. About 21% of the population is between 20-39. 15% of residents are in their 40s, while 15% are in their 50s.

53.2% of those living in Sugar Land are White. An additional 36.4% of the population is Asian, and 6.5% of residents identify as Black or African American. Another 2.2% of residents are biracial or multiracial, and 1.5% of residents belong to other ethnic backgrounds.

56.4% of residents speak English alone, and 6.5% of Sugar Land residents speak Spanish. Additionally, 9.5% of the population speaks Chinese, Mandarin, or Cantonese, while 14.3% of residents know another Indo-European language.

A reported 34.5% of Sugar Land residents are foreign born. This is twice Texas’s estimate of 17% and decidedly over the national percentage as well.

Sugar Land has 20 elementaries, 6 middle school campuses, and 4 high schools within its borders. The city’s high school dropout rate tracks under 7%, which is 10% below the state’s reported dropout rate.

15.1% of Sugar Land’s 25 and over population has attended some college courses, and 6% of adult residents have earned an associate’s degree. Roughly 60% of the city’s population holds a bachelor’s degree, and 25.4% has a professional or graduate degree. 4.8% of Sugar Land’s population has a doctorate degree.

16% of Sugar Land students are enrolled in private schools, while 84% are enrolled in public educational facilities.

The estimated median property value in Sugar Land is $272K, which ranks as one of the highest medians in the state. 2.8% of properties in the city are worth under $115K, and 24.4% of the city’s real estate market ranges between $115K-$231K. Another 29.1% of Sugar Land properties are worth between $231K-$346K, and an additional 19% of the city’s properties vary between $346K-$462K. 10% of other properties in the city are even more expensive and range between $462K-$577K, while 9.8% of properties vary between $577K-$866K.

2.6% of Sugar Land real estate ranges between $866K-$1.1 million, and another 2% of properties are worth over $1.1 million. Sugar Land real estate also has a noteworthy appreciation rate, seeing as real estate in the city appreciated 44.51% between January 2010 and January 2020. This divides into an average annual rate of 3.75%, which is impressively above national averages.

An estimated 80% of Sugar Land properties are owner-occupied residences, which means 20% of housing options are rented. Sugar Land’s vacancy rate tracks around 5%. Less than 1% of the city’s properties were built in or before 1939, and 2.6% of residences were constructed between 1940-1969. From there, about 70% of Sugar Land housing options were built between 1970-1999. Another 27% of properties were constructed in 2000 or later years.

At 86.7%, the vast majority of Sugar Land residences are detached family homes. 9.2% of properties in the city are apartment complexes, and less than 1% of other housing options are smaller apartment buildings. About 3.7% of properties are condominiums and attached residences. 5.3% of residences have 1 bedroom layouts, while 9.5% have 2 bedroom layouts. 30.3% of Sugar Land residences have 3 bedrooms, and 41.6% have 4 bedrooms. Another 13.3% of properties in the city have 5 or more bedrooms.

Sugar Land’s average annual salary is almost $107K, while the city’s median household income tracks slightly over $122K. The city’s per capita income is $52K, which is well over Texas’s per capita income of roughly $30K.

The city’s unemployment rate trends around 4.6%, and 5% of Sugar Land’s population lives in poverty. For additional context, 3% of the population makes under $15K annually, and less than 5% earns between $15K-$25K.

Another 7.7% of the population makes $25K-$35K annually, and 14.5% makes $50K-$65K. 6.8% earn between $65K-$75K, and almost 14% earn between $75K-$100K. Another 37.4% of residents earn over $100K annually.