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Sugar Land, TX vs Katy, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Katy, is 7% less than it is in Sugar Land and is 40% above the National Average.
- Sugar Land unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Sugar Land, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%32.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,768$44,090$37,638
 Household Income$123,733$115,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,202$128,381$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sugar Land, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.0%3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%3.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.2%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%17.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K25.9%16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sugar Land, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.2%26.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%0.8%1.8%
 Legal1.9%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.8%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.9%7.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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77479 77498 77478
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