Sugar Land is a city of 110,016 people in Texas. This is an unusually credentialed place: 63% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 74% ahead of the Texas median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 46,688 people. 36% of locals were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $136,217, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
63% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sugar Land
What changed most since 1990
Population24,529 → 110,016(+349%)US over the same years: +35%
Asian share12.8% → 38.5%(+25.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share74.0% → 36.5%(−37.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Sugar Land's population equals 12% of Fort Bend County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 19% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 8.7% 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)33.2%(1,140)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(1,087)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(1,090)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(114)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,436 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 Land, decade by decade
Sugar Land 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
24,529
$135,774
$216,486
43.1%
53.4
2000
63,328
$148,951
$288,368
53.7%
70.5
2010
78,817
$146,175
$332,022
54.2%
82.8
2020
111,026
$149,397
$409,184
59.6%
85.8
2024
110,016
$136,217
$430,200
63.0%
86.7
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.
