The city of Sugar Land's population declined 7.15% between 2023 and 2018, according to five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

The overview

The 2023 results, which were released Dec. 12, show a drop of more than 8,400 residents between the 2023 five-year estimates and 2018 five-year estimates. On the other hand, Missouri City’s population grew only 2.26% in the same time frame.

The details

The data shows the demographics in these two cities is becoming more diverse, based on the percentage of non-white residents growing over the five-year period, according to the data.
Specifically, the Asian population in Sugar Land saw the largest percentage-point increase in 2023 over the 2018 estimates, with a 2.6 percentage-point rise.


This also widens the group’s gap over white residents, the second-most prominent demographic in the city, per the data. Asian individuals account for 39% of residents compared to 36.7% for white residents.

Meanwhile, the Hispanic or Latino population in Missouri City grew by five percentage points over the five-year period. This group is now the second-most prominent demographic behind Black or African American residents, according to the data.
Digging deeper

When it comes to the age of the area, almost half of Missouri City’s residents, 49.15%, are school-age children, or those between the ages 0-19, according to the data. This is slightly higher than in Sugar Land, where 46.65% of residents are within that age group.
The largest age group for both cities is the 40 to 59 age group, and retirement-age residents—or those older than age 60—account for almost 25% of the population in both areas.