Caldwell vs Hughes

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Hughes: population, income, housing, and more.

Caldwell and Hughes are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hughes has the higher population (898 vs 449 in Caldwell). Caldwell has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $26,850 in Hughes). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $74,000 in Hughes).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Hughes
Population	449	898
Median age	41.0 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$26,850
Median home value	$108,800	$74,000
Median gross rent	$875	$473
Housing units	172	471
Homeownership rate	72.8%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	17.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Hughes
Population	427 → 449 (+5.2%)	1,252 → 898 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$24,345 → $57,750 (+137.2%)	$18,063 → $26,850 (+48.6%)
Median home value	$67,200 → $108,800 (+61.9%)	$56,700 → $74,000 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $875 (+15.6%)	$362 → $473 (+30.7%)

Caldwell

Population

427449

Median household income

$24,345$57,750

Median home value

$67,200$108,800

Median gross rent

$757$875

Hughes

Population

1,252898

Median household income

$18,063$26,850

Median home value

$56,700$74,000

Median gross rent

$362$473

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Hughes
Under 5	4.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	22.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	3.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	24.9%	5.6%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	14.5%	15.7%
75 and over	6.7%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Hughes
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	41.0%
Black or African American	9.4%	54.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Hughes
No high school diploma	17.7%	16.4%
High school graduate	34.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Hughes
Drove alone	96.9%	92.6%
Carpooled	3.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Hughes
1-unit, detached	45.3%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	22.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	50.6%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Hughes
Poverty rate	17.6%	42.4%
Average household size	3.05	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	1995	1979