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. Much of the housing stock in Sanger was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Sanger economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Sanger, where the median household income is $88,987.00.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.64 minutes every day commuting to work.
The education level of Sanger citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.61% of adults in Sanger have at least a bachelor's 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.