Sugar Creek

Population: 3,261
Median household income: $57,467
Median home value: $104,800

Sugar Creek, a community in Jackson County, Missouri, has 3,261 residents. Its median household income of $57,467 runs below the Jackson County figure of $67,178.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sugar Creek's population held roughly steady from 3,290 to 3,261, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $78,300 to $104,800.

78.1% of workers drive to work alone. 81.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,261
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,467
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 1,559
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2903,261

Median household income

$42,159$57,467

Median home value

$78,300$104,800

Median gross rent

$827$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,290	$42,159	$78,300	$827
2020	3,281	$44,592	$77,200	$920
2021	3,268	$51,860	$76,500	$978
2022	3,247	$55,201	$87,600	$922
2023	3,261	$57,467	$104,800	$936

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	151	4.6%
5 to 17	585	17.9%
18 to 24	196	6.0%
25 to 34	450	13.8%
35 to 44	362	11.1%
45 to 54	532	16.3%
55 to 64	475	14.6%
65 to 74	339	10.4%
75 and over	171	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,722	83.5%
Black or African American	37	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	1.0%
Asian	32	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	88	2.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	149	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	201	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	427	18.3%
High school graduate	715	30.7%
Some college or associate's	718	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	376	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	93	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,150	78.1%
Carpooled	203	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	4.6%
Other means	25	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	314	22.3%
15 to 29 min	583	41.5%
30 to 44 min	329	23.4%
45 to 59 min	138	9.8%
60+ min	41	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 10.7% (348 of 3,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	714	53.7%
Nonfamily households	615	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,329	85.2%
Vacant	230	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	918	69.1%
Renter-occupied	411	30.9%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,270	81.5%
1-unit, attached	99	6.4%
2 to 4 units	164	10.5%
5 to 19 units	20	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2971368
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 39.1395, -94.4085