Hughson vs Salida

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

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

Salida has the higher population (14,457 vs 7,541 in Hughson). Hughson has the higher median household income ($92,303 vs $91,990 in Salida). Hughson has the higher median home value ($480,100 vs $448,700 in Salida).

Population, income & housing

	Hughson	Salida
Population	7,541	14,457
Median age	40.2 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,303	$91,990
Median home value	$480,100	$448,700
Median gross rent	$1,767	$2,004
Housing units	2,932	4,337
Homeownership rate	66.7%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughson	Salida
Population	7,460 → 7,541 (+1.1%)	14,229 → 14,457 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$79,455 → $92,303 (+16.2%)	$82,745 → $91,990 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $480,100 (+43.6%)	$301,700 → $448,700 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,712 → $1,767 (+3.2%)	$1,565 → $2,004 (+28.1%)

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

Salida

Population

14,22914,457

Median household income

$82,745$91,990

Median home value

$301,700$448,700

Median gross rent

$1,565$2,004

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughson	Salida
Under 5	3.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.9%	11.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	18.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.2%
75 and over	8.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughson	Salida
White (non-Hispanic)	48.2%	33.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	45.6%	53.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughson	Salida
No high school diploma	17.6%	19.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughson	Salida
Drove alone	82.1%	84.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	4.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughson	Salida
1-unit, detached	79.6%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hughson	Salida
Poverty rate	12.2%	9.5%
Average household size	2.68	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1996	1993