Hugo

Population: 915
Median household income: $47,222
Median home value: $241,200

Located in Lincoln County, Colorado, Hugo is a community with a population of 915. At $47,222, its median household income sits below Lincoln County's $54,257.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hugo's population grew 29.4% from 707 to 915, while its median home value rose 155.0% from $94,600 to $241,200.

The median resident is 33.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 915
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $47,222
Median home value: $241,200
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 452
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

707915

Median household income

$50,625$47,222

Median home value

$94,600$241,200

Median gross rent

$733$1,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	707	$50,625	$94,600	$733
2020	749	$47,321	$102,300	$700
2021	951	$55,417	$140,900	$958
2022	929	$60,500	$207,100	$1,094
2023	915	$47,222	$241,200	$1,008

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	7.0%
5 to 17	200	21.9%
18 to 24	42	4.6%
25 to 34	168	18.4%
35 to 44	132	14.4%
45 to 54	88	9.6%
55 to 64	68	7.4%
65 to 74	58	6.3%
75 and over	95	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	749	81.9%
Black or African American	13	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	106	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	11.7%
High school graduate	230	37.8%
Some college or associate's	149	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	131	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	28	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	313	88.9%
Carpooled	28	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	48.8%
15 to 29 min	67	19.4%
30 to 44 min	42	12.1%
45 to 59 min	24	6.9%
60+ min	44	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 12.4% (98 of 791)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	39.1%
Nonfamily households	235	60.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	386	85.4%
Vacant	66	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	251	65.0%
Renter-occupied	135	35.0%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	399	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	1.8%
5 to 19 units	11	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0837875
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1362, -103.4731