The median household income in Sugar Land and Missouri City grew between 2017-22, and both areas' incomes outpace the Texas, according to five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

The 2022 results, which were released Dec. 7, show Sugar Land's median household income is 35% higher than Missouri City, but both cities have a higher median income than the state's median, which is $73,035.When comparing the two cities, more Sugar Land residents age 25 or older are college and high school graduates, with 61.3% of residents having a bachelor's degree or higher.

In Missouri City, educational attainment declined slightly between the 2022 five-year estimates and 2017 five-year estimates; however, more than 90% of residents in the age group still have a high school diploma or higher. Residents who earned a bachelor's degree or higher dropped by about three percentage points between the five-year estimates.