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Sugar Land, TX vs Sparks, NV

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- Household income in Sparks, is 40% less than it is in Sugar Land and is 6% above the National Average.
- Sugar Land unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Sparks unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Sugar Land, TXSparks, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,768  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,678$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,202  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sugar Land, TXSparks, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sugar Land, TXSparks, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%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 Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  More

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