Sanger is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,831 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sanger is the 269th largest community in Texas. Sanger has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Sanger, where the median household income is $88,987.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sanger is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sanger is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sanger who work in office and administrative support (16.82%), sales jobs (6.79%), and management occupations (6.41%). A relatively large number of people in Sanger telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Sanger, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Sanger are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.61% of adults in Sanger having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sanger in 2022 was $37,338, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,352 for a family of four. However, Sanger contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sanger is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sanger home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sanger residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sanger also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sanger include German, English, Irish, Czech, and European. The most common language spoken in Sanger is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
