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Sugar Land, TX vs Lubbock, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Lubbock, is 56% less than it is in Sugar Land and is 28% below the National Average.
- Sugar Land unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Lubbock unemployment rate is 5.9%.

Economy
 Sugar Land, TXLubbock, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%39.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,768$30,393$37,638
 Household Income$123,733$54,060$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,202$72,020$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sugar Land, TXLubbock, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.0%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.2%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K25.9%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sugar Land, TXLubbock, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.2%14.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.9%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%9.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.8%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.9%11.3%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 Lubbock    28 Reviews

Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions? I plan on retiring in Lubbock,Texas. I plan on renting. Where would be the best area for my family to live? What  More

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Sad to learn how dangerous this West Texas town has become. Completely, over taken with Down trodden people who have little. Burglaries happen hourly at a ridiculous  More

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I was born and raised in Lubbock. More or less,I spent about 30 years of my life there. I will start with the positive. It is a well established and well built city with  More

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ZIPS IN SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
77479 77498 77478
ZIPS IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS
79424, 79423, 79416, 79413, 79407, 79414, 79403, 79415, 79412, 79404, 14 total

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