Editing Sugar Land, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 2285
|1960= 2802
|1970= 3318
|1980= 8826
|1990= 24529
|2000= 63328
|2010= 78817
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
|2020=111026}}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2020 Sugar Land, TX.png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Sugar Land, 2020 U.S. census. Each dot is one person: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(115, 178, 255)|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(159, 212, 0)|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 0, 0)|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(255, 170, 0)|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(140, 81, 181)|Multiracial}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=rgb(153, 102, 51)|Native American/Other}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Sugar Land city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sugar Land city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4870808&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sugar Land city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4870808&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sugar Land city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4870808&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|38,526
|35,014
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42,305
|60.84%
|44.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.10%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,242
|5,744
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,969
|5.12%
|7.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.18%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|112
|135
|style='background: #ffffe6; |150
|0.18%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|15,042
|27,672
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42,639
|23.75%
|35.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.40%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|18
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|109
|179
|style='background: #ffffe6; |578
|0.17%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,226
|1,723
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,925
|1.94%
|2.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,053
|8,324
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,430
|7.98%
|10.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.10%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''63,328'''
|'''78,817'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''111,026'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 111,026 people, 38,852 households, and 31,328 families residing in the city. At the publication of the [[census]] of 2010, 78,817 people, 26,709 households, and 21,882 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,432.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 27,727 housing units averaged 855.8 per square mile (330.5/km<sup>2</sup>).

In 2010, the [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 52.0% White, 7.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 35.3% Asian, 2.34% other race, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.6% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US4870808| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213115044/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US4870808| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Sugar Land, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> Sugar Land has the highest concentration of [[Asian Americans]] in Texas. Altogether in 2010, 10.7% were Indian, 11.5% [[Chinese Americans in Texas|Chinese]], 4.5% [[Vietnamese American|Vietnamese]], and 2.0% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=77479&_cityTown=77479&_state=&_zip=77479&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y |title=Community Facts — 77479 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |website=American FactFinder |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212051316/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=77479&_cityTown=77479&_state=&_zip=77479&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is also a sizable [[Pakistan]]i community in Sugar Land. As of 2013, about one-third of the Asian population was [[Indian American]], according to Harish Jajoo, a former city council member of Indian origin. The Sugar Land area has Indian grocery stores, temples, several mosques and many [[Ismaili Jamatkhana|Ismaili]] Jamatkhanas. Sugar Land is the national headquarters for the United States Ismaili Community. Jajoo stated that the quality of the jobs, schools, and parks attracts people of Indian origin to Sugar Land.<ref>Maclaggan, Corrie. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/us/what-ethnic-diversity-looks-like-fort-bend.html?_r=1& What Ethnic Diversity Looks Like: Fort Bend]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131214023725/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/us/what-ethnic-diversity-looks-like-fort-bend.html?_r=2& Archive]). ''[[The New York Times]]''. November 24, 2013. Retrieved on May 24, 2014.</ref>

Of the 26,709 households, 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were not families. About 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90, and the average family size was 3.25.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

In the city, the age distribution was 24.6% under  18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

According to the 2014 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $115,069, and for a family was $132,534. Male full-time workers had a median income of $98,892 versus $60,053 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $48,653. About 6.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/DP03/1600000US4870808| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2014 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP03): Sugar Land city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=August 31, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/DP03/1600000US4870808| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Religion===
====Catholicism====
[[Catholics]] account for over 30% of the city population with 11,998 households registered by St. Laurence, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Theresa parishes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archgh.org/default.asp?id=5 |title=Find a Parish |publisher=Archgh.org |access-date=June 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190530/http://www.archgh.org/default.asp?id=5 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]] operates three churches in Sugar Land:
* St. Laurence Church – Its sanctuary had its dedication ceremony in 1992. By 2006 St. Laurence had 4,600 families on its rolls and was oversubscribed. Its service area previously included [[Sienna Plantation]].<ref name=DooleyMembershipBoom>{{cite web|author=Dooley, Tara|url=https://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Catholic-archdiocese-seeing-membership-boom-1490961.php|title=Catholic archdiocese seeing membership boom|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=March 25, 2006|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
* St. Theresa Church – The [[Imperial Sugar Company]] donated the land for the church, which opened in 1924. In 1955 the [[Basilian Fathers]] began serving as employees.<ref>{{cite web|author=Henderson, Robert B.|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Diocese-assigns-new-priest-to-church-in-Sugar-Land-2061684.php|title=Diocese assigns new priest to church in Sugar Land|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=October 18, 2001|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> In 2006 it was finalizing expansion plans,<ref>{{cite web|author=Foster, Bliss|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-church-takes-expansion-steps-1851153.php|title=Sugar Land church takes expansion steps|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 5, 2006|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> which originated from a 2005 survey.<ref>{{cite web|author=Foster, Bliss|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-church-to-revise-expansion-plan-1853616.php|title=Sugar Land church to revise expansion plan|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref>
* St. Thomas Aquinas Church<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stasugarland.com/|title=Home|publisher=St. Thomas Aquinas Church|access-date=May 30, 2020|quote=12627 W. BELLFORT AVE SUGAR LAND, TX 77478}} - On [https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4597/City-Map-Book?bidId= Map Book page 3D]</ref>

====Hinduism====
The [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston]], a [[Swaminarayan]] sect Hindu temple, is along Brand Lane in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Fort Bend County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcc3bc201aca57a1f6a9-358b951b55aa5ffcd7f6e60e00990c32.r30.cf1.rackcdn.com/City_Map_Updated_Jan_15.pdf|title=Map of Stafford|publisher=[[Stafford, Texas|City of Stafford]]|access-date=November 7, 2019}} - [http://www.staffordtx.gov/maps-gis/pdf-maps.html Linked from this page on the Stafford website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016161313/http://www.staffordtx.gov/maps-gis/pdf-maps.html |date=October 16, 2020 }} - Based on the location, BAPS is in the [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]] but not the city limits</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baps.org/houston|title=Home|publisher=BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Houston, TX, USA|access-date=November 7, 2019|quote=BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 1150 Brand Lane Stafford, TX 77477 USA }} - Despite the "Stafford, TX" city name, it is outside of the Stafford city limits</ref><!--This may only be changed *IF* the city of Stafford annexes the land. If it does, it will release an article about it--> near [[Stafford, Texas|Stafford]] and Sugar Land.<ref name=DooleySree>Dooley, Tara. "[http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/New-Hindu-temple-is-dedicated-in-Stafford-1659580.php New Hindu temple is dedicated in Stafford]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. July 26, 2004. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.</ref> The Sri Saumyakasi, a Sugar Land [[Chinmaya]] Hindu temple, opened in December 2007. It is the only Hindu temple in the city devoted to [[Shiva]]. The Chinmaya Mission Houston started in 1982. Originally classes were held in an apartment. In a ten year period the members raised $2.5 million for the permanent temple.<ref>Karkabi, Barbara. "[http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Hindu-learning-is-the-focus-of-Sugar-Land-temple-1756179.php Hindu learning is the focus of Sugar Land temple]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. February 9, 2008. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.</ref> Shri Krishna Vrundavana has a Sugar Land postal address, but is physically in the [[Alief]] super neighborhood in the Houston city limits.<ref name=KadifaSugarLand>{{cite web|author=Kadifa, Margaret|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend/news/article/Hindu-temple-finds-new-home-in-Sugar-Land-6683194.php|title=Hindu temple finds new home in Sugar Land|agency=[[Fort Bend Sun]]|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2020|quote=10223 Synott Road}} - This property [http://www.txtemple.org/ has a Sugar Land postal address] but in fact is in the city of Houston. [https://web.archive.org/web/19961031170034/http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/annexation/annexation_FAQ.html USPS postal service boundaries do not necessarily correspond to municipal boundaries]. Compare the address to the maps of the Houston city limits.</ref><ref name=Houstonmap>{{cite web|url=https://cohegis.houstontx.gov/cohgisweb/MycityFiles/documents/map-2018CityLimit-Districts_pj20489.pdf|title=City of Houston and ETJ|publisher=City of Houston|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523095727/https://cohegis.houstontx.gov/cohgisweb/MycityFiles/documents/map-2018CityLimit-Districts_pj20489.pdf|url-status=dead}} and {{cite web|url=https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Demographics/docs_pdfs/SN/25_Alief.pdf|title=No. 25 Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment (Alief)|publisher=City of Houston|page=2|access-date=June 7, 2020}} - Compare these maps to the Shri Krishna Vrundavana address: "10223 Synott Road"  to the Masjid At-Taqwa address: "10415 Synott Road, Sugar Land, TX, 77478", and to the Darul Arqam Southwest address, same as that of Masjid At-Taqwa.</ref> It occupies the 450-person, {{convert|9000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} former La Festa Hall. It was established in 2011 with about 200 people in its congregation; originally the temple rented its property. In October 2015 the temple organizers bought the current site for $1.3 million. In December 2015 its congregation had numbered over 800.<ref name=KadifaSugarLand/>

==== Islam ====
The [[Islamic Society of Greater Houston]] operates two mosques in the area, Masjid Maryam (New Territory Islamic Center)<ref name="Maryam Islamic Center">{{Cite web|title=Maryam Islamic Center|url=https://www.maryammasjid.org/|access-date=2022-02-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and Masjid At-Taqwa (Synott Islamic Center).<ref name="Maryam Islamic Center"/>