Sugar Land is a city located in Fort Bend County Texas. Sugar Land has a 2023 population of 106,622. Sugar Land is currently declining at a rate of -1.27% annually and its population has decreased by -3.75% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 110,775 in 2020.
The average household income in Sugar Land is $160,578 with a poverty rate of 4.72%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Sugar Land is 42 years, 41 years for males, and 43.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Sugar Land was:
3.36
Average Family Size
2.96
Average Household Size
80.9%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
57.28% of Sugar Land residents speak only English, while 42.72% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 31.74% of the population.
4.72%
Overall Poverty Rate
5.11%
Male Poverty Rate
4.33%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Sugar Land is Native, with 13.85% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Sugar Land is Black, with 4.1% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.85%. Among those working part-time, it was 8.02%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 7.79%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
63.1%
Overall Marriage Rate
64.4%
Male Marriage Rate
61.8%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
3.44%
Veteran Poverty Rate
20.9%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
64.5%
Labor Force Participation
61.1%
Employment Rate
5.1%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
42.45%
Born in Sugar Land
65.78%
Native Born
35.04%
Foreign Born
12.25%
Non Citizen
22.8%
Naturalized
65.78% of Sugar Land residents were born in the United States, with 42.45% having been born in Texas. 12.25% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.