Sugar Land Jobs

|- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" | City nickname: "The Land of Sugar" |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" | City slogan: "Sugar Land...There is No Equal" |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" | Official website: www.sugarlandtx.gov |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Location |- |align="center" colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | Location within the State of Texas |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Government |- ! County | Fort Bend County |- ! Mayor | David G. Wallace |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Geographical characteristics |- ! Area | style="white-space: nowrap;" | 29.08 mi² / 75.3 km² |- style="text-indent: 1em;" ! Land | style="white-space: nowrap;" | 28.28 mi² / 73.2km² |- style="text-indent: 1em;" ! Water | style="white-space: nowrap;" | 0.8 mi² / 2.1 km² |-...more

Sugar Land hosts its economy through diversification, corporate vitality, and quality of life and was ranked as one of the “Top Cities in Texas� for business relocation and expansion by both Outlook Magazine and Texas Business. Industries calling Sugar Land home are as diverse as its resident population. Ranging from semiconductors to seismic-data equipment, Sugar Land industry has grown dramatically over the past 10 years. The city has attracted numerous high-profile regional and international corporate relocations in a variety of industries including engineering, construction, technical services, energy exploration and production, technology and research, electronics and communications. Even though still commonly known as a "new money" residential suburb of Houston, Sugar Land does have a significant corporate presence. Like the rest of the Greater Houston area, much of the larger corporations are engaged in the energy industry, specifically oil/gas exploration and refining. The...more

Among the most common occupations in Sugar Land are Management, professional, and related occupations, 66%; Sales and office occupations, 37%; and Service occupations, 9%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Sugar Land, Texas work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Sugar Land, Texas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 27%; Retail trade, 17%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 17%. Simply Hired's Sugar Land job listings indicate that the following industries in Sugar Land are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sugar Land, Texas is $55,037, and the median income of households in Sugar Land was $86,231.

According to our Sugar Land Trends data, the number of Sugar Land, Texas jobs has not changed since October 2011.

Population of Sugar Land Total population 69,344 Male 48.83% Female 51.17% Median age 35.4     Sugar Land Housing Owner-occupied homes 86.2% Median cost of a home $193,700 Median mortgage payment $1,136 Renter-occupied homes 13.8% Vacant housing 1.4% Median monthly rent $1,072     Average Income Median for all workers $38,102 Median for all male full-time $60,348 Median for all female full-time $49,726     Household Income Less than $10,000 2% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 5% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 22% $150,000 to $199,999 9% $200,000 or more 12%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 13% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 37% Graduate degree 22%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 66% Separated 1% Widowed 3% Divorced 5%     Race White 62% Black or African American 4% Asian 32% Other 2%     Sugar Land Commute Carpool 0.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 27 minutes