Sugar Creek, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sugar Creek	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$31,682	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$65,314	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,462	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,834	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,922	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,958	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.5%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sugar Creek is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sugar Creek is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sugar Creek is equal to the national average
The poverty level in Sugar Creek is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,538 $65,314 $130,628

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Sugar Creek employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.3%	24.3%
Manufacturing sector	13.9%	13.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	3.9%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.6%	12.6%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	26.6%	26.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Hills, KS	3,665	$373,332	359.0%
Mission Woods, KS	189	$373,170	358.8%
Westwood Hills, KS	483	$246,281	202.8%
Leawood, KS	35,495	$233,909	187.6%
Weatherby Lake, MO	2,562	$232,849	186.3%
Sugar Creek, MO	3,384	$65,314	19.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Southern Gateway, VA	3,384	$93,411	14.9%
Ellsworth, WI	3,384	$104,880	29.0%
Weaverville, CA	3,385	$68,103	16.3%
Lordstown, OH	3,385	$89,772	10.4%
West Point, NE	3,382	$77,423	4.8%
Sugar Creek, MO	3,384	$65,314	19.7%

Source: The Sugar Creek, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.