ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Texas

ZIP Code 77478: Sugar Land, TX

ZIP Code 77478 (Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas) has an estimated 23,182 residents in 9,186 households. The median household income is $118,495, the median home value is $404,600 and the median gross rent is $1,768/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

23,182

Margin of error ±1,331

Median household income

$118,495

Margin of error ±$12,102

Median home value

$404,600

Margin of error ±$17,353

Median gross rent

$1,768/mo

Margin of error ±$118

Median age

45.9 yrs

Margin of error ±2.4 yrs

Mean travel time to work

27.7 min

Margin of error ±4.0 min

How ZIP 77478 compares with Texas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 7747845.9 yrsTexas35.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 77478$118,495Texas$78,476United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 77478$64,732Texas$40,752United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 774785.2%Texas13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 774782.8%Texas5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7747861.2%Texas33.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 77478$404,600Texas$283,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 77478$1,768/moTexas$1,403/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7747875.7%Texas62.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7747827.7 minTexas26.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 7747823.2%Texas14.4%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 77478

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 77478 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 77478Margin of errorTexasUnited States
Total population23,182±1,33130,188,424334,922,499
Median age45.9 yrs±2.4 yrs35.6 yrs38.9 yrs
Households9,186±45910,992,816129,227,496
Median household income$118,495±$12,102$78,476$80,734
Per capita income$64,732±$8,811$40,752$44,673
Poverty rate5.2%±1.3 pts13.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate2.8%±1.2 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher61.2%±2.9 pts33.8%35.7%
Median home value$404,600±$17,353$283,800$332,700
Median gross rent$1,768/mo±$118$1,403/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes75.7%±2.8 pts62.6%65.2%
Mean travel time to work27.7 min±4.0 min26.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home23.2%±3.9 pts14.4%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 77478
GroupZIP 77478TexasUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino37.6%39.1%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino5.4%11.9%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino37.4%5.5%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.0%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino3.2%3.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)15.5%39.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 77478 is

State
Texas
Main county
Fort Bend County
Largest overlapping place
Sugar Land (99% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
10.02 sq mi· about 2,314 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Fort Bend County

77053 Houston, TX77406 Fort Bend County, TX77407 Fort Bend County, TX77417 Fort Bend County, TX77441 Fulshear, TX77444 Fort Bend County, TX77451 Fort Bend County, TX77459 Missouri City, TX77461 Fort Bend County, TX77464 Fort Bend County, TX77469 Fort Bend County, TX77471 Rosenberg, TX77476 Fort Bend County, TX77477 Stafford, TX77479 Sugar Land, TX77481 Fort Bend County, TX77489 Missouri City, TX77494 Fort Bend County, TX77498 Sugar Land, TX77545 Fresno, TX

See every ZIP code in Texas, or compare ZIP 77478 with another ZIP code.

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.