A dash of facts on Sugarland, to prove the point. The reporter couldn't bear to slant the story as conservatives being - gasp! - well-to-do educated folks!
city-data.com
Population (year 2000): 63,328
Males: 30,983 (48.9%), Females: 32,345 (51.1%)
County: Fort Bend
Land area: 24.1 square miles
Zip codes: 77478, 77479, 77487, 77496.
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $81,767 (year 2000)
Median house value: $158,000 (year 2000)
Races in Sugar Land:
White Non-Hispanic (60.8%)
Chinese (10.1%)
Hispanic (8.0%)
Asian Indian (6.8%)
Black (5.2%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
Other race (2.3%)
Other Asian (2.3%)
Vietnamese (2.0%)
Filipino (1.9%)
Korean (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.7%), English (11.0%), Irish (9.3%), United States (5.3%), French (3.5%), Italian (3.1%).
For population 25 years and over in Sugar Land
High school or higher: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 19.3%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sugar Land city
Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 68.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 6.3%
23.6% Foreign born (17.7% Asia).
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (14.9%), Retail trade (11.2%), Manufacturing (11.0%).
Crime in Sugar Land (2001):
0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
5 rapes (7.9 per 100,000)
57 robberies (90.0 per 100,000)
76 assaults (120.0 per 100,000)
278 burglaries (439.0 per 100,000)
1,328 larceny counts (2097.0 per 100,000)
84 auto thefts (132.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 179.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sugar Land:
HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
RICE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 19 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 20 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
Sugar Land compared to Texas state average:
Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average. |
