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Denton, TX vs Sugar Land, TX

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- Sugar Land is 0% more densely populated than Denton.
- People are 50.5% more likely to be married in Sugar Land.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years older in Sugar Land.
 Denton, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock110,272329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4238.4
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 Population - 2010117,016  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,328285,036,114
 Population - 199066,270  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock86.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now122.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,723.893.4
 Land Area96.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Denton, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Denton, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 White57.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.0%12.2%
 Asian4.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Denton, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Married Population42.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.9%50.2%
 Never Married44.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households50,994  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,64280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,774  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 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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