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Sugar Land, TX vs El Dorado, AR

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- Household income in El Dorado, is 66% less than it is in Sugar Land and is 65% below the National Average.
- Sugar Land unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- El Dorado unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Sugar Land, TXEl Dorado, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,768  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,831$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,202  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sugar Land, TXEl Dorado, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sugar Land, TXEl Dorado, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.6%13.1%
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 El Dorado    7 Reviews

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Over 4 years ago

El dorado ain't ****. This town is boring as hell and it ain't **** to do, so everything becomes repetitive. The only thing people do here is party, and everybody know  More

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Over 5 years ago

Born and raised here. Lived all over but there’s no place as warm and welcoming as this beautiful town.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Insane crime rate. Majority population is African American  More

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