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Sugar Land, TX vs Downey, CA

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- Downey is 0% more densely populated than Sugar Land.
- People are 27.7% less likely to be married in Downey.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years younger in Downey.
 Sugar Land, TXDowney, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,293329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 2010108,269  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,323285,036,114
 Population - 199024,529  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now380.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,211.293.4
 Land Area40.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sugar Land, TXDowney, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sugar Land, TXDowney, CAUnited States
 White39.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.5%12.2%
 Asian38.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock74.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sugar Land, TXDowney, CAUnited States
 Married Population64.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.292.60
 Households37,122  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,40080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,480  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.7%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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