Hughes vs Palestine

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

Hughes and Palestine 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 665 in Palestine). Palestine has the higher median household income ($34,896 vs $26,850 in Hughes). Hughes has the higher median home value ($74,000 vs $57,600 in Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	Hughes	Palestine
Population	898	665
Median age	48.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$26,850	$34,896
Median home value	$74,000	$57,600
Median gross rent	$473	$663
Housing units	471	274
Homeownership rate	51.6%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	17.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughes	Palestine
Population	1,252 → 898 (-28.3%)	596 → 665 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$18,063 → $26,850 (+48.6%)	$29,375 → $34,896 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $74,000 (+30.5%)	$63,500 → $57,600 (-9.3%)
Median gross rent	$362 → $473 (+30.7%)	$633 → $663 (+4.7%)

Hughes

Population

1,252898

Median household income

$18,063$26,850

Median home value

$56,700$74,000

Median gross rent

$362$473

Palestine

Population

596665

Median household income

$29,375$34,896

Median home value

$63,500$57,600

Median gross rent

$633$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughes	Palestine
Under 5	2.1%	2.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	32.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	2.9%
35 to 44	5.6%	16.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	7.5%
65 to 74	15.7%	15.8%
75 and over	11.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughes	Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	84.8%
Black or African American	54.5%	7.8%
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%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughes	Palestine
No high school diploma	16.4%	14.1%
High school graduate	40.2%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughes	Palestine
Drove alone	92.6%	92.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.7%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughes	Palestine
1-unit, detached	57.3%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.1%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Hughes	Palestine
Poverty rate	42.4%	32.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	33	16
Median year structure built	1979	1986