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 Minute Maid, Schlumberger, Tramontina USA, Fluor Corporation, Bechtel Equipment Operations, Noble Drilling, Money Management International and Aetna. 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 (2017)
- Full-purpose: 42.85 square miles or 27,424.23 acres
- Land area in extraterritorial jurisdiction (2017)
- 13.26 square miles or 8,484.82 acres
- Census 2010 figures ranked Sugar Land the state's 49th largest city in Texas. By race, the city's breakdown is:
- 44.4% White
- 35.1% Asian
- 10.6% Hispanic or Latino
- 7.3% Black or African American
- 2.6% Other
- Estimated 2018 Population*: 117,869
- Form of Government: Council / Manager
- Property Tax Base: $12.98 billion
- 2017-2018 Fiscal Year Annual Budget: $228.7 million
- 2017-2018 Property Tax Rate: 31.762 cents
- Total Dwelling Units**: 39,964
- Average Residential Value: $379,530
- Developed Land-Use Mix:
- Residential: 75.59%
- Commercial: 14.61%
- Industrial: 9.80%
- Bond Ratings:
- Standard & Poor's: AAA
- Fitch Ratings: AAA
- City Employees: 804.5
- Professional Firefighters: 124
- Sworn Police Officers: 172
** Based on 2017 Land Use Inventory