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Sugar Land, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Sugar Land is a Census city of 110,016 people across 40.47 square miles of land, in Fort Bend County. Median household income is $136,217, 80.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 244 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $169.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sugar Land
What Sugar Land is
- Census place typecity
- Land area40.47 sq mi
- Water area2.43 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,719
- County holding the largest share of its areaFort Bend County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sugar Land
- Population110,016
- Median age42.8
- Population under 1825,196
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over21,181
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households38,485
- Family households30,506
- Share of households that are families79.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sugar Land
- Median household income$136,217
- Per capita income$62,018
- Civilian labor force55,800
- Employed53,501
- Unemployed2,299 plus or minus 488
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over77,327
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sugar Land
- Housing units39,946
- Occupied units38,485
- Vacant units1,461 plus or minus 407
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied30,887
- Renter occupied7,598
- Ownership rate80.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$430,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,957
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent
- Single family units35,453
- Share single family88.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,387
- Share in buildings of two or more11.0 percent
- Mobile homes106 plus or minus 91
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sugar Land gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute40,465
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,127
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19,624
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent
- Drove alone65.4 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home23.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sugar Land (7(a))
- Approvals244
- Gross approval$169,719,400
- Average approval$695,571
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,967,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,070
- Jobs per approval12.6
- Loans with a final outcome37
- Paid in full32
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans13.5 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.0 percent
- Share to franchises27.0 percent
- Distinct lenders68
- Distinct industries by NAICS110
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sugar Land, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Sugar Land (504)
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$45,318,000
- Average approval$1,373,273
- Median approval$1,018,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported624
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sugar Land, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Sugar Land
- NFIP communityCity of Sugar Land
- NFIP community number480234
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date04/02/14
The City of Sugar Land participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480234 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fort Bend County, not Sugar Land
Fort Bend County context, not Sugar Land figures
- Establishments in Fort Bend County18,519
- Covered employment, Fort Bend County251,283
- Average annual pay, Fort Bend County$62,566
- Housing units permitted, Fort Bend County12,017
Every figure in this section is published for Fort Bend County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sugar Land.
All Fort Bend County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sugar Land questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sugar Land, Texas?
110,016, in 38,485 households. Sugar Land city covers 40.47 square miles of land, which is 2,719 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sugar Land in?
Fort Bend County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sugar Land?
$136,217. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $430,200. Median gross rent is $1,957 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sugar Land businesses?
244 7(a) approvals totaling $169.7 m since FY2020, across 68 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 33 504 approvals worth $45.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sugar Land, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sugar Land borrowers get paid back?
Of the 37 loans that have reached a final outcome, 32 were paid in full and 5 charged off, a charge off rate of 13.5 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Sugar Land in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sugar Land appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sugar Land, city of, community 480234, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sugar Land figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fort Bend County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sugar Land.
Is zoning published for Sugar Land?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.