Demographics · TX
Sugar Land, TX demographics: 110,016 residents, with a median age of 42.8 years, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020–2024 (5-year estimates).
110,016people live in Sugar Land, at a median age of 42.8 years (American Community Survey 2020–2024, a 5-year average)
Median age 42.8 years — older than the U.S. median of 38.9.
ACS 2020–2024 5-year · ACS 5-Year Estimates 2020-2024 (released 2026-01-29)
In Sugar Land, the largest race group is White (39.6%); 13.3% of residents are Hispanic or Latino (of any race); 35.7% were born outside the United States.
ACS 2020–2024 · B01001 / B01002
The median age in Sugar Land is 42.8 years (±0.9), older than the U.S. median of 38.9 years. The population is 48.6% male and 51.4% female. The largest age band is 5 to 17 at 18.7%.
| Age band | People | Share | ± margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 4,677 | 4.3% | ±639 |
| 5 to 17 | 20,519 | 18.7% | ±1,247 |
| 18 to 24 | 7,493 | 6.8% | ±831 |
| 25 to 34 | 10,460 | 9.5% | ±926 |
| 35 to 44 | 15,465 | 14.1% | ±1,017 |
| 45 to 54 | 15,911 | 14.5% | ±954 |
| 55 to 64 | 14,310 | 13.0% | ±930 |
| 65 to 74 | 13,667 | 12.4% | ±955 |
| 75 and over | 7,514 | 6.8% | ±609 |
Median age by sex: 42.2 (male) · 43.4 (female).
Shares may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B01001 sex by age, B01002 median age) · place-grain · margins of error at the 90% confidence level · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B02001 / B03003
The largest race group in Sugar Land is White at 39.6% of the population. Separately, 13.3% of residents are Hispanic or Latino of any race.Race and Hispanic origin are two different questions on the census form, so their shares are reported separately and are not additive.
| Race (alone, or two or more) | People | Share | ± margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| White alone | 43,546 | 39.6% | ±2,098 |
| Black or African American alone | 8,290 | 7.5% | ±1,554 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native alone | 94 | 0.1% | ±65 · low precision |
| Asian alone | 42,557 | 38.7% | ±2,148 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0.0% | ±35 · low precision |
| Some other race alone | 3,360 | 3.1% | ±866 |
| Two or more races | 12,169 | 11.1% | ±1,335 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 14,638 | 13.3% | ±1,358 |
Race shares may not sum to 100% due to rounding; race and Hispanic origin are separate questions and are not additive. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B02001 race, B03003 Hispanic or Latino origin) · place-grain · margins of error at the 90% confidence level · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B11001 / B25010
Sugar Land has 38,485 households. 79.3% are family households and 18.0% are people living alone. The average household holds 2.85 people.
Total households
38,485
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr · B11001
Avg household size
2.85
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr · B25010 · ±0.05
Family households
79.3%
Share of all households · B11001
Living alone
18.0%
Share of all households · B11001
| Household type | Households | ± margin |
|---|---|---|
| Total households | 38,485 | ±713 |
| Family households | 30,506 | ±613 |
| Nonfamily households | 7,979 | ±731 |
| Householder living alone | 6,944 | ±626 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B11001 household type, B25010 average household size) · place-grain · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B05002 / C16001
35.7% of Sugar Land residents were born outside the United States. 55.0% of residents age 5 and over speak only English at home. The most-spoken non-English language at home is Other Indo-European (12.9%).
| Measure | Value | Source / grain |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-born share | 35.7% | 39,281 people · B05002 |
| Speak only English at home (age 5+) | 55.0% | C16001 |
| Top non-English language at home | 12.9% | Other Indo-European · 13,555 speakers · C16001 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B05002 place of birth, C16001 language spoken at home) · place-grain · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B15003
63.0% of adults age 25 and over in Sugar Land hold a bachelor's degree or higher (the U.S. share is about 35%).
| Measure | Value | Source / grain |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 63.0% | B15003 lines 22–25 over line 1 · place-grain |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B15003 educational attainment, population 25+) · place-grain · methodology →
Sources · provenance
The GEOID for Sugar Land is 4870808. Every figure on this page is a place-grain American Community Survey 5-Year 2020–2024 estimate (ACS 5-Year Estimates 2020-2024 (released 2026-01-29)) shown with its margin of error. Full per-dataset detail: /sources/.