Bret Harte vs Hughson

A side-by-side comparison of Bret Harte and Hughson: population, income, housing, and more.

Bret Harte and Hughson are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hughson has the higher population (7,541 vs 4,807 in Bret Harte). Hughson has the higher median household income ($92,303 vs $42,422 in Bret Harte). Hughson has the higher median home value ($480,100 vs $289,300 in Bret Harte).

Population, income & housing

	Bret Harte	Hughson
Population	4,807	7,541
Median age	23.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,422	$92,303
Median home value	$289,300	$480,100
Median gross rent	$1,360	$1,767
Housing units	1,112	2,932
Homeownership rate	36.2%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bret Harte	Hughson
Population	5,148 → 4,807 (-6.6%)	7,460 → 7,541 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$37,526 → $42,422 (+13.0%)	$79,455 → $92,303 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $289,300 (+115.6%)	$334,300 → $480,100 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,045 → $1,360 (+30.1%)	$1,712 → $1,767 (+3.2%)

Bret Harte

Population

5,1484,807

Median household income

$37,526$42,422

Median home value

$134,200$289,300

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,360

Hughson

Population

7,4607,541

Median household income

$79,455$92,303

Median home value

$334,300$480,100

Median gross rent

$1,712$1,767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bret Harte	Hughson
Under 5	13.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	28.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	17.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	16.1%
55 to 64	4.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	4.6%	8.9%
75 and over	1.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bret Harte	Hughson
White (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	48.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	92.4%	45.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bret Harte	Hughson
No high school diploma	40.4%	17.6%
High school graduate	45.1%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bret Harte	Hughson
Drove alone	85.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	8.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bret Harte	Hughson
1-unit, detached	90.0%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Bret Harte	Hughson
Poverty rate	44.1%	12.2%
Average household size	4.45	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1963	1996