Sugar Land, TX Population

Overview

110,272

Total Population

42.0

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

52.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13,226

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sugar Land's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sugar Land is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sugar Land's population under 18 was 22.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sugar Land's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sugar Land, 17.86% were under the age of 15, 17.94% aged 15 to 29, 47.68% aged 30 to 64, 14.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 350 more females than males in Sugar Land:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Sugar Land, TX.
The Sugar Land, TX gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 4,456.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 4,475.

Sugar Land's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sugar Land population: 46.67% are White, 6.98% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 38.06% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.98% are some other race and 5.81% are multiracial.
Sugar Land's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 13,226 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 97,046 (88.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sugar Land is White with a population of 51,459 (46.67% of the total population).

Sugar Land's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 118,975 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Sugar Land's population increased by 42,521 (64.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sugar Land's population increased by 2,553 (2.36%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sugar Land's population was lowest in year 2000 at 65,748.