CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hughes

Arkansas · 1,780 residents · 2.26 sq mi

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With 1,780 people, Hughes is a city in Arkansas. The poverty rate is 47.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Arkansas median by roughly 46%. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. The median household earns $11,442, about 62% below the national median. Median home value sits at $35,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,780

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,867 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024886

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(178)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(164)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(90)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(262)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(218)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(131)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(154)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(99)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,442

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,519

−35%vs 2000

vs $10,039 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

47.4%

+9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,600

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$206

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $260 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.0% in 2000

50.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic29.4%(549)

Black67.8%(1,265)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(13)

Asian1.6%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic39.6%(705)

Black59%(1,050)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(6)

Asian1.3%(23)

Other0.1%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Irish9.5%(84)

American4.1%(36)

English1%(9)

French0.7%(6)

German0.2%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.4%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 20.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.4%(162)

Married37.1%(145)

Widowed16.6%(65)

Divorced4.9%(19)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(137)

Married45.4%(177)

Widowed14.9%(58)

Divorced4.6%(18)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−13.8 ptssince 2013

from 26.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.9%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.1%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)4.5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era88.6%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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