Sugar Land

Population: 109,735
Median household income: $137,511
Median home value: $406,600

Sugar Land is a community in Fort Bend County, Texas, home to 109,735 residents. Its median household income of $137,511 runs above the Fort Bend County figure of $113,409.

From 2019 to 2023, Sugar Land's population declined 7.6% from 118,709 to 109,735, while its median home value rose 25.8% from $323,300 to $406,600.

86.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 109,735
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $137,511
Median home value: $406,600
Median gross rent: $1,939
Housing units: 39,196
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

118,709109,735

Median household income

$121,274$137,511

Median home value

$323,300$406,600

Median gross rent

$1,775$1,939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	118,709	$121,274	$323,300	$1,775
2020	118,563	$123,261	$337,600	$1,768
2021	110,272	$123,733	$344,400	$1,828
2022	110,077	$132,247	$387,900	$1,868
2023	109,735	$137,511	$406,600	$1,939

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,703	4.3%
5 to 17	20,742	18.9%
18 to 24	8,266	7.5%
25 to 34	10,620	9.7%
35 to 44	14,380	13.1%
45 to 54	16,572	15.1%
55 to 64	14,637	13.3%
65 to 74	12,828	11.7%
75 and over	6,987	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,281	36.7%
Black or African American	8,243	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.1%
Asian	42,850	39.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.1%
Some other race	452	0.4%
Two or more races	4,274	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,479	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate12.6%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree27.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,692	4.9%
High school graduate	9,584	12.6%
Some college or associate's	15,307	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	26,724	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20,717	27.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,100	69.4%
Carpooled	4,556	8.5%
Public transit	343	0.6%
Walked	191	0.4%
Bicycle	46	0.1%
Worked from home	10,677	20.0%
Other means	511	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,447	17.4%
15 to 29 min	14,532	34.0%
30 to 44 min	11,405	26.7%
45 to 59 min	6,004	14.0%
60+ min	3,359	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 5.1% (5,603 of 109,571)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,360	80.3%
Nonfamily households	7,470	19.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,830	96.5%
Vacant	1,366	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,310	80.1%
Renter-occupied	7,520	19.9%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,835	86.3%
1-unit, attached	999	2.5%
2 to 4 units	298	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1,359	3.5%
20 or more units	2,610	6.7%
Mobile home & other	95	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4870808
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 2.43 sq mi
Center point: 29.5928, -95.6338