ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Texas

ZIP Code 77498: Sugar Land, TX

ZIP Code 77498 (Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas) has an estimated 52,806 residents in 17,314 households. The median household income is $100,950, the median home value is $302,600 and the median gross rent is $1,797/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

52,806

Margin of error ±3,058

Median household income

$100,950

Margin of error ±$9,713

Median home value

$302,600

Margin of error ±$16,243

Median gross rent

$1,797/mo

Margin of error ±$72

Median age

37.4 yrs

Margin of error ±1.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

31.4 min

Margin of error ±4.0 min

How ZIP 77498 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 7749837.4 yrsTexas35.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 77498$100,950Texas$78,476United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 77498$41,186Texas$40,752United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 774987.8%Texas13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 774986.8%Texas5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7749845.1%Texas33.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 77498$302,600Texas$283,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 77498$1,797/moTexas$1,403/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7749870.6%Texas62.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7749831.4 minTexas26.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 7749812.9%Texas14.4%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 77498

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 77498 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 77498Margin of errorTexasUnited States
Total population52,806±3,05830,188,424334,922,499
Median age37.4 yrs±1.5 yrs35.6 yrs38.9 yrs
Households17,314±88710,992,816129,227,496
Median household income$100,950±$9,713$78,476$80,734
Per capita income$41,186±$3,697$40,752$44,673
Poverty rate7.8%±2.0 pts13.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate6.8%±1.6 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%±3.1 pts33.8%35.7%
Median home value$302,600±$16,243$283,800$332,700
Median gross rent$1,797/mo±$72$1,403/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes70.6%±3.5 pts62.6%65.2%
Mean travel time to work31.4 min±4.0 min26.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home12.9%±2.2 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 77498
GroupZIP 77498TexasUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino25.9%39.1%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino20.2%11.9%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino27.7%5.5%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%0.1%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino2.5%3.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)23.2%39.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 77498 is

State
Texas
Main county
Fort Bend County
Largest overlapping place
Sugar Land (44% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
16.11 sq mi· about 3,278 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, TX77478 Sugar Land, TX77479 Sugar Land, TX77481 Fort Bend County, TX77489 Missouri City, TX77494 Fort Bend County, TX77545 Fresno, TX

See every ZIP code in Texas, or compare ZIP 77498 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.