What is the population of Sugar Creek city?

Sugar Creek city has 3,261 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #192 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Sugar Creek city?

Median household income in Sugar Creek city is $57,467 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sugar Creek city?

Median gross rent is $936 a month and the median home value is $104,800, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.

Is Sugar Creek city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sugar Creek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Sugar Creek, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Sugar Creek, Missouri (Sugar Creek, MO — Census place “Sugar Creek city”) is 3,261 residents, ranking #192 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $57,467, the median home is worth $104,800 and median gross rent runs $936 a month. Looking for the Sugar Creek Missouri ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Sugar Creek, MO: 64050, 64054, 64058.

Population: 3,261Sugar Creek city residents
Median household income: $57,467Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $104,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $936Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.1%Owner-occupied households

Sugar Creek ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sugar Creek.

The Sugar Creek MO ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Sugar Creek city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sugar Creek city median would spend about 19.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 69.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Sugar Creek city, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Sugar Creek city is a small town in Missouri, with 3,261 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #192 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 42.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Sugar Creek city earn a median of $57,467 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% above the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Sugar Creek city is valued at $104,800, 65.5% below the national figure and 31% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $936 a month, 33.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,232 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 69.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Sugar Creek city?: Sugar Creek city has 3,261 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #192 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Sugar Creek city?: Median household income in Sugar Creek city is $57,467 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sugar Creek city?: Median gross rent is $936 a month and the median home value is $104,800, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.
Is Sugar Creek city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sugar Creek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Sugar Creek city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.