Hughson is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,903 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hughson is the 457th largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hughson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hughson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hughson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hughson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $92,303.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hughson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.32% of the Hughson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hughson is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hughson who work in office and administrative support (11.19%), sales jobs (10.21%), and teaching (6.42%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Hughson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Hughson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.93% of adults 25 and older in Hughson have a college degree. The per capita income in Hughson in 2022 was $40,863, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,452 for a family of four. However, Hughson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hughson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hughson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hughson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hughson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hughson include Irish, English, German, Portuguese, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Hughson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
