Sudan, Texas

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 1.2% since 2020.

    932

    people, the 829th-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    78.7%

    of 136 jobs located in Sudan are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 14% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $687

    a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $575.

    A $575 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Lamb County.

    • $698 Tract 9503
    • $1,273 Tract 9505

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Room to build

    Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

    $938–$1,406

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $687 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 81% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  7. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 507 homes here.

    1

    is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  8. Home value

    A median home costs 65% less than Texas's.

    $100,400

    median home value in Sudan.

    • $100,400 Sudan
    • $283,800 Texas
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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