Sugar City

Population: 552
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $66,300

Sugar City, a community in Crowley County, Colorado, has 552 residents. At $45,000, its median household income sits below Crowley County's $47,563.

From 2019 to 2023, Sugar City's population grew 6.4% from 519 to 552, while its median home value rose 13.7% from $58,300 to $66,300.

87.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 552
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $66,300
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 176
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

519552

Median household income

$35,938$45,000

Median home value

$58,300$66,300

Median gross rent

$763$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	519	$35,938	$58,300	$763
2020	445	$39,185	$52,700	$1,125
2021	644	$40,121	$47,500	$742
2022	705	$42,634	$62,100	$790
2023	552	$45,000	$66,300	$800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 171.4%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4418.8%

45 to 5425.0%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	2.7%
5 to 17	8	1.4%
18 to 24	33	6.0%
25 to 34	74	13.4%
35 to 44	104	18.8%
45 to 54	138	25.0%
55 to 64	69	12.5%
65 to 74	69	12.5%
75 and over	42	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	332	60.1%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	200	36.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.6%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	23.6%
High school graduate	157	31.7%
Some college or associate's	137	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	66	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	219	84.2%
Carpooled	21	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	55	22.9%
15 to 29 min	81	33.8%
30 to 44 min	67	27.9%
45 to 59 min	9	3.8%
60+ min	28	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.78
Poverty rate: 24.3% (134 of 552)

	Count	Share
Family households	72	49.3%
Nonfamily households	74	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	146	83.0%
Vacant	30	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	105	71.9%
Renter-occupied	41	28.1%

1-unit, detached87.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	154	87.5%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0874815
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2328, -103.6633