Hughson vs Waterford

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

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

Waterford has the higher population (9,177 vs 7,541 in Hughson). Hughson has the higher median household income ($92,303 vs $73,092 in Waterford). Hughson has the higher median home value ($480,100 vs $372,900 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	Hughson	Waterford
Population	7,541	9,177
Median age	40.2 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,303	$73,092
Median home value	$480,100	$372,900
Median gross rent	$1,767	$1,567
Housing units	2,932	2,626
Homeownership rate	66.7%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughson	Waterford
Population	7,460 → 7,541 (+1.1%)	8,877 → 9,177 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$79,455 → $92,303 (+16.2%)	$58,904 → $73,092 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $480,100 (+43.6%)	$247,200 → $372,900 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,712 → $1,767 (+3.2%)	$1,112 → $1,567 (+40.9%)

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

Waterford

Population

8,8779,177

Median household income

$58,904$73,092

Median home value

$247,200$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughson	Waterford
Under 5	3.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	23.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.1%
75 and over	8.4%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughson	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	48.2%	38.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	45.6%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughson	Waterford
No high school diploma	17.6%	29.8%
High school graduate	27.3%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughson	Waterford
Drove alone	82.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	7.8%	20.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	4.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughson	Waterford
1-unit, detached	79.6%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.4%
20 or more units	7.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hughson	Waterford
Poverty rate	12.2%	13.8%
Average household size	2.68	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1996	1988