Hugo, OK

Census Place

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2023 Population

5,184

0.116% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.6

0.297% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

32%

6.82% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$31,694

5.33% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$96,100

9.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,886

3.29% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Hugo, OK had a population of 5.18k people with a median age of 33.6 and a median household income of $31,694. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hugo, OK grew from 5,178 to 5,184, a 0.116% increase and its median household income grew from $30,089 to $31,694, a 5.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hugo, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (46.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (19.3%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (13.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (12.1%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.9%).

None of the households in Hugo, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Hugo, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo (46 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Hugo, OK was $96,100, and the homeownership rate was 42.5%.

Most people in Hugo, OK N/A, and the average commute time was 17 minutes. The average car ownership in Hugo, OK was 1 car per household.

United States Oklahoma Choctaw County, OK Southeast Oklahoma Counties--Poteau, Idabel, Broken Bow, Wilburton & Hugo Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Hugo, OK is home to a population of 5.18k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.24% of Hugo, OK residents were born outside of the country (116 people).

In 2023, there were 2.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.4k people) in Hugo, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 703 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.7% of Hugo, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hugo, OK was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hugo, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hugo, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.4k ± 185
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1k ± 134
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
703 ± 149

8.2%

Hispanic Population

425 people

8.2% of the people in Hugo, OK are hispanic (425 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hugo, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

2.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

116 people

2.45%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

127 people

As of 2023, 2.24% of Hugo, OK residents (116 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hugo, OK was 2.45%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hugo, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
127 ± 61
Gulf War (2001-)
76 ± 48
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 31

Hugo, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hugo, OK employs 1.89k people. The largest industries in Hugo, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (287 people), Accommodation & Food Services (233 people), and Retail Trade (225 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,692), Finance & Insurance ($52,644), and Transportation & Warehousing ($48,750).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.89k

2023 Value

± 236

3.29%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hugo, OK grew at a rate of 3.29%, from 1.83k employees to 1.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hugo, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (226 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (197 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (180 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hugo, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.89k

2023 Value

± 236

3.29%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hugo, OK grew at a rate of 3.29%, from 1.83k employees to 1.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hugo, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (287 people), Accommodation & Food Services (233 people), and Retail Trade (225 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hugo, OK, though some of these residents may live in Hugo, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hugo, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Hugo, OK awarded 46 degrees. The student population of Hugo, OK in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 15 male students and 40 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hugo, OK are White (29 and 63%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (8 and 17.4%), Black or African American (7 and 15.2%), and Hispanic or Latino (2 and 4.35%).

The largest universities in Hugo, OK by number of degrees awarded are Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo (46 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 55 students enrolled in Hugo, OK, 27.3% men and 72.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 31 records, of which 77.4% were women and 22.6% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

46 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo with 46 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hugo, OK, which is 0.278 times less than the 36 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 29 degrees mean that there were 3.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 8 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hugo, OK was $96,100 in 2023, which is 0.317 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $87,600 to $96,100, a 9.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Hugo, OK is 42.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hugo, OK have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Hugo, OK is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$96,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,404

$930

Median Property Taxes

±$136

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hugo, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hugo, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

42.5%

Homeownership

2023

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 42.5% of the housing units in Hugo, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 43.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hugo, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9671
Census Tract 9672

The following map shows all of the places in Hugo, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$31,694

Median Household Income

± $4,152

2.19k

Number of Households

± 235

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.19k households in Hugo, OK grew to $31,694 from the previous year's value of $30,089.

The following chart displays the households in Hugo, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hugo, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Hugo, OK N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hugo, OK have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.74% of the workforce in Hugo, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hugo, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hugo, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hugo, OK have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hugo, OK (1.6k out of 5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hugo, OK is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.6% of the population of Hugo, OK has health coverage, with 23.7% on employee plans, 39.9% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 9.28% on non-group plans, and 2.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Choctaw County, OK see 2092 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.4% decrease from the previous year (2445 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3577 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 118 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Choctaw County, OK.

2,092 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Choctaw County, OK

Primary care physicians in Choctaw County, OK see an average of 2,092 patients per year. This represents a 14.4% decrease from the previous year (2,445 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Choctaw County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.6% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 31.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.4%

Uninsured

23.7%

Employer Coverage

39.9%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

9.28%

Non-Group

2.1%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hugo, OK grew by 3.44% from 13.9% to 14.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hugo, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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