Hughes vs Madison

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

Hughes and Madison 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 574 in Madison). Madison has the higher median household income ($60,809 vs $26,850 in Hughes). Hughes has the higher median home value ($74,000 vs $57,200 in Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Hughes	Madison
Population	898	574
Median age	48.6 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$26,850	$60,809
Median home value	$74,000	$57,200
Median gross rent	$473	$845
Housing units	471	381
Homeownership rate	51.6%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	17.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughes	Madison
Population	1,252 → 898 (-28.3%)	1,043 → 574 (-45.0%)
Median household income	$18,063 → $26,850 (+48.6%)	$32,659 → $60,809 (+86.2%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $74,000 (+30.5%)	$21,500 → $57,200 (+166.0%)
Median gross rent	$362 → $473 (+30.7%)	$722 → $845 (+17.0%)

Hughes

Population

1,252898

Median household income

$18,063$26,850

Median home value

$56,700$74,000

Median gross rent

$362$473

Madison

Population

1,043574

Median household income

$32,659$60,809

Median home value

$21,500$57,200

Median gross rent

$722$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughes	Madison
Under 5	2.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	9.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.4%
35 to 44	5.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	22.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	22.5%
75 and over	11.4%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughes	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	15.7%
Black or African American	54.5%	82.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughes	Madison
No high school diploma	16.4%	15.4%
High school graduate	40.2%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughes	Madison
Drove alone	92.6%	93.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.3%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughes	Madison
1-unit, detached	57.3%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.1%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Hughes	Madison
Poverty rate	42.4%	14.3%
Average household size	2.18	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	33	23
Median year structure built	1979	1982