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Gaithersburg, MD vs Sugar Land, TX

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- Sugar Land is 0% more densely populated than Gaithersburg.
- People are 20.1% more likely to be married in Sugar Land.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in Sugar Land.
 Gaithersburg, MDSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock110,272329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4238.4
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 Population - 201060,178  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock63,328285,036,114
 Population - 199039,542  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock86.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,723.893.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gaithersburg, MDSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Gaithersburg, MDSugar Land, TXUnited States
 White33.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.0%12.2%
 Asian20.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gaithersburg, MDSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households25,945  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,64280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,728  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  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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