Sanger is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,721 people and three associated neighborhoods, Sanger is the 269th largest community in Texas. Sanger has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Sanger, where the median household income is $86,083.00.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 construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Sanger who work in office and administrative support (14.09%), sales jobs (8.07%), and teaching (6.84%). Also of interest is that Sanger has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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 31.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Sanger is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.41% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sanger in 2022 was $37,181, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,724 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 21.24% 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.
