Sanger is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,831 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sanger is the 269th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sanger, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sanger, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sanger’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sanger does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,987.00.Unlike some cities, Sanger isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sanger are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sanger is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sanger who work in office and administrative support (16.82%), sales jobs (6.79%), and management occupations (6.41%). A relatively large number of people in Sanger telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Sanger is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sanger, the average commute to work is 30.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Sanger are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.61% of adults in Sanger having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sanger in 2022 was $37,338, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,352 for a family of four. However, Sanger contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sanger is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sanger home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sanger residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sanger also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sanger include German, English, Irish, Czech, and European. The most common language spoken in Sanger is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
