Sugar Land Overview
Sugar Land, located in eastern Fort Bend County, is approximately 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston. It was founded as a sugar plantation in the mid-1800s and incorporated in 1959.
A full-service municipality, Sugar Land, provides the highest quality of affordable services to meet the needs of its residents. Master-planned communities and welcoming neighborhoods enhance home values and create a sense of belonging. The community offers outstanding schools, libraries, civic organizations and other resources that make Sugar Land a great place to work, live and raise a family.
Numerous high-profile regional and international corporations have chosen Sugar Land as a corporate home, including Texas Instruments, Accredo Packaging, Inc., Applied Optoelectronics, ChampionX, Schlumberger, Tramontina USA, Fluor Corporation, and Noble Drilling. Sugar Land's aggressive economic development program has created a business-friendly environment, one that includes a variety of incentives, including a corporate aviation facility.
Sugar Land By The Numbers
- Land area in city limits (2022)
- Full-purpose: 42.86 square miles or 27,428.21 acres
- Land area in extraterritorial jurisdiction (2022)
- 12.97 square miles or 8,299.73 acres
- Census 2020 figures ranked Sugar Land the state’s 49th largest city in Texas. By race, the city’s breakdown is:
- 38.1% White
- 38.4% Asian
- 12.1% Hispanic or Latino
- 7.2% Black or African American
- 4.2% Other
- Estimated 2022 Population: 111,026
- Form of Government: Council / Manager
- Property Tax Base: $18.792 billion
- 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Annual Budget: $389.1 million
- 2022-2023 Property Tax Rate: 34.65 cents
- Total Dwelling Units**: 40,305
- Average Residential Value: $421,980
- Developed Land-Use Mix:
- Residential: 77%
- Commercial: 16%
- Industrial: 7%
- Bond Ratings:
- Standard & Poor’s: AAA
- Fitch Ratings: AAA
- City Employees: 848
- Professional Firefighters: 126
- Sworn Police Officers: 173
** Based on the 2021 Land Use Inventory