Sugar Land is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 63,507 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Sugar Land is the 37th largest community in Texas.

Sugar Land is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.40% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sugar Land is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sugar Land who work in management occupations (16.56%), sales jobs (14.44%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.71%).

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.

Because of many things, Sugar Land is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sugar Land a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Sugar Land has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Sugar Land's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

"If you live in Sugar Land, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Sugar Land residents do (97.6%). Sugar Land is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Sugar Land Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Sugar Land. 53.67% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Sugar Land in 2000 was $33,506, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,024 for a family of four. However, Sugar Land contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sugar Land is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sugar Land home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sugar Land is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sugar Land include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sugar Land's cultural character, accounting for 23.49% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Sugar Land are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Sugar Land is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.