With 2,122 people, Sugar City is a city in Idaho. This skews young, with a median age of 29.3. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 880 people. About 44% of adults have finished a four-year degree. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. 5% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,953, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sugar City
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants93.0% → 61.6%(−31.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$150,244 → $350,000(+133%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age18.8 → 29.3(+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Sugar City's population equals 3.9% of Madison County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 12% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.5%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 51 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sugar City, decade by decade
Sugar City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,275
$73,896
$150,244
30.8%
17.8
2000
1,242
$82,885
$169,778
27.2%
25.0
2010
1,514
$77,622
$210,894
26.8%
28.0
2020
1,715
$58,329
$253,316
29.3%
35.1
2024
2,122
$66,953
$350,000
44.4%
23.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
