Population 3,362 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sugar City
Household size in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.50 | 2.72 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.51 | 2.78 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 4.05 | 2.76 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.32 | 2.79 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.18 | +0.07 | −0.03 |
Sugar City is a place of big households: 3.32 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.50, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.0 | 35.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 28.8 | 36.6 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 24.2 | 37.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 28.7 | 38.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.7 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 28.7, Sugar City is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.1% | 10.0% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.3% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.1% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.0 pts | −0.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 1.1% of households in Sugar City, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sugar City
Renters in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.7% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.9% | 30.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 38.0% | 27.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +27.0 pts | −1.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Sugar City rent their homes (38.0%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 34.5% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.1% | 11.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.4% | 10.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Sugar City: 13.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1982 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1984 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1998 | 1989 | 1980 |
| Change | +15 | +7 | +6 |
Sugar City has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1998, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $657 | $766 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $839 | $820 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,025 | $941 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,298 | $1,407 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$641 | +$641 | +$606 |
Rent in Sugar City runs $1,298 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sugar City
Bachelor's degrees in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.5% | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 29.7% | 25.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.6% | 27.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 43.0% | 31.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +15.5 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than four in ten adults 25 and older in Sugar City (43.0%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 95.1% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.3% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 96.0% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.5% | 92.1% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Sugar City: 97.5% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sugar City
| Period | Sugar City | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.9% | 3.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.5 pts | −3.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Sugar City runs well above the national rate: 7.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sugar City compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar City | 3.32 | 28.7 | 1.1% | 38.0% | 13.4% | 1998 | $1,298 | 43.0% | 97.5% | 7.9% |
| Salem | 3.10 | 32.4 | 4.6% | 29.6% | 11.5% | 1989 | $1,157 | 33.9% | 97.3% | 3.8% |
| Teton | 2.97 | 34.7 | 9.8% | 15.5% | 6.3% | 1977 | $1,149 | 25.3% | 88.9% | 2.2% |
| Rexburg | 4.20 | 22.2 | 4.7% | 65.5% | 24.3% | 1996 | $1,024 | 28.1% | 98.7% | 9.5% |
| Wilford | 3.27 | 32.5 | 5.5% | 17.9% | 6.6% | 1979 | $837 | 25.5% | 96.9% | 8.4% |
| Hibbard | 3.48 | 30.8 | 6.7% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 1998 | $1,166 | 45.5% | 96.3% | 1.1% |
| Edmonds | 2.74 | 40.3 | 10.5% | 23.7% | 23.9% | 1986 | $1,013 | 27.6% | 95.0% | 11.8% |
| St. Anthony | 3.13 | 35.4 | 13.0% | 25.5% | 10.1% | 1973 | $849 | 19.8% | 89.5% | 4.8% |
| Parker | 3.23 | 34.0 | 3.4% | 7.6% | 18.9% | 1971 | $1,289 | 17.4% | 91.2% | 6.1% |
| Heman | 3.22 | 32.0 | 6.2% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 1973 | $1,108 | 17.5% | 91.0% | 5.1% |
| Plano | 2.79 | 40.2 | 9.1% | 24.0% | 17.7% | 1993 | $1,140 | 34.5% | 95.9% | 11.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sugar City. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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