Median Household Income
$51,581
Median Home Value
$102,000
Median Gross Rent
$660/mo
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Homeownership Rate
74.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.0%
Median Age
38.8
Population Over Time
Hughes County shrank 3.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
13,840
2016
13,727
2018
13,460
2020
13,265
2022
13,409
2024
13,389
Business & Industry
Hughes County has 196 business establishments employing 2,199 people.
Health care and social assistance
28
Other services (except public administration)
25
Accommodation and food services
21
Finance and insurance
12
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
11
Professional, scientific, and technical services
10
Construction
9
Wholesale trade
7
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.