Sugar City

Population: 2,011
Median household income: $71,944
Median home value: $308,000

Sugar City is a community in Madison County, Idaho, home to 2,011 residents. The median household income of $71,944 is above the Madison County median ($58,259).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sugar City's population grew 28.3% from 1,567 to 2,011, while its median home value rose 60.1% from $192,400 to $308,000.

41.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,011
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,944
Median home value: $308,000
Median gross rent: $1,307
Housing units: 693
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5672,011

Median household income

$39,726$71,944

Median home value

$192,400$308,000

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,307

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,567	$39,726	$192,400	$1,165
2020	1,783	$48,125	$209,000	$1,099
2021	2,300	$50,281	$221,600	$1,114
2022	2,055	$56,439	$270,600	$1,164
2023	2,011	$71,944	$308,000	$1,307

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3425.4%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	193	9.6%
5 to 17	466	23.2%
18 to 24	140	7.0%
25 to 34	510	25.4%
35 to 44	194	9.6%
45 to 54	116	5.8%
55 to 64	117	5.8%
65 to 74	212	10.5%
75 and over	63	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,761	87.6%
Black or African American	14	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.5%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	71	3.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's43.7%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	0.4%
High school graduate	176	14.5%
Some college or associate's	530	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	331	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	170	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	603	65.8%
Carpooled	74	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	213	23.2%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	400	56.8%
15 to 29 min	191	27.1%
30 to 44 min	64	9.1%
45 to 59 min	20	2.8%
60+ min	29	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 11.3% (228 of 2,011)

	Count	Share
Family households	452	73.1%
Nonfamily households	166	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	618	89.2%
Vacant	75	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	433	70.1%
Renter-occupied	185	29.9%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	505	72.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	101	14.6%
5 to 19 units	18	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	67	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1678040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.8747, -111.7524

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