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- Modesto is 0% more densely populated than Sugar Land.
- People are 26.2% less likely to be married in Modesto.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years younger in Modesto.
 Sugar Land, TXModesto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock217,728329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.938.4
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 Population - 2010108,269  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock188,856285,036,114
 Population - 199024,529  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now380.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,066.293.4
 Land Area40.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sugar Land, TXModesto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%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  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sugar Land, TXModesto, CAUnited States
 White39.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.3%12.2%
 Asian38.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sugar Land, TXModesto, CAUnited States
 Married Population64.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.992.60
 Households37,122  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock51,51080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,480  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 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 Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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