City Characteristics
City Characteristics - Sugar Land Overview - Population History - Census/ACS 2010
Founded as a sugar plantation in the mid 1800s and incorporated in 1959, Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County, 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston. Sugar Land is a full-service municipality providing police and fire protection, water/wastewater utilities, solid waste collection, curbside recycling, a regional airport, parks and recreation, public works, planning/zoning and other services.
Census 2010 figures ranked Sugar Land the state's 49th largest city in Texas. By race, the City's breakdown is 52.0% White, 35.3% Asian, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Black or African American, and 2.3% Other.
Estimated 2011 Population: 84,511
Form of Government: Council/Manager
Property Tax Base $9.5 billion
City Employees: 642
Professional Firefighters: 103
Sworn Police Officers: 149
2011-2012 Fiscal Year Annual Budget: $182.08 million
2011-2012 Property Tax Rate: 30.245 cents
Total Households*: 25,441 (as of Sept. 30, 2011)
Average Residential Value: $278,882
Developed Land-Use Mix:
Residential: 71.22%
Commercial: 15.83%
Industrial: 12.95%
Bond Ratings:
Moody's Investors Service: Aa1
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Fitch Ratings: AAA
* Please note that this does not include townhomes or multi-family dwelling units.