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Sugar Land, TX
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Sugar Land profile


Living in Sugar Land



Sugar Land is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 109,414 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Sugar Land is the 37th largest community in Texas.

Sugar Land real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Sugar Land house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Sugar Land has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, Sugar Land is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sugar Land really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sugar Land perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Sugar Land, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

If knowledge is power, Sugar Land is a pretty powerful place. 61.32% of the adults in Sugar Land have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Sugar Land in 2018 was $58,237, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,948 for a family of four.

Sugar Land is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sugar Land home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sugar Land residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Sugar Land also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sugar Land include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

Sugar Land also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.24%.

The most common language spoken in Sugar Land is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.