Denair vs Hughson

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

Denair 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 5,085 in Denair). Denair has the higher median household income ($97,468 vs $92,303 in Hughson). Hughson has the higher median home value ($480,100 vs $407,800 in Denair).

Population, income & housing

	Denair	Hughson
Population	5,085	7,541
Median age	34.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$97,468	$92,303
Median home value	$407,800	$480,100
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,767
Housing units	1,701	2,932
Homeownership rate	71.8%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denair	Hughson
Population	5,101 → 5,085 (-0.3%)	7,460 → 7,541 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$71,277 → $97,468 (+36.7%)	$79,455 → $92,303 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$306,500 → $407,800 (+33.1%)	$334,300 → $480,100 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,372 (+17.7%)	$1,712 → $1,767 (+3.2%)

Denair

Population

5,1015,085

Median household income

$71,277$97,468

Median home value

$306,500$407,800

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,372

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)

	Denair	Hughson
Under 5	11.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	20.6%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	16.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.9%
75 and over	3.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denair	Hughson
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	48.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	32.6%	45.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denair	Hughson
No high school diploma	11.7%	17.6%
High school graduate	29.6%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denair	Hughson
Drove alone	81.0%	82.1%
Carpooled	14.8%	7.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denair	Hughson
1-unit, detached	83.0%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Denair	Hughson
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.2%
Average household size	3.02	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	37	25
Median year structure built	1977	1996