ZIP 77479 · Sugar Land
Who lives in ZIP code 77479 (Sugar Land, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sugar Land, TX · Fort Bend County
uszips 2026
People92,221
Median age41.5
Household income$156,735
Home value$476,776
Median rent$2,063/mo
Poverty4.7%
College degree+68.5%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Wider region
- Houston-Pasadena, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,090 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 29,862
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
70.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,612.
Education (adults 25+)
60.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.0%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 6.2%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.46
- Dual-income families
- 63.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- 26.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 17.0%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 40.4%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 8.0%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 6.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.