Hughson vs West Modesto

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

Hughson and West Modesto 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 5,633 in West Modesto). Hughson has the higher median household income ($92,303 vs $61,833 in West Modesto). Hughson has the higher median home value ($480,100 vs $285,700 in West Modesto).

Population, income & housing

	Hughson	West Modesto
Population	7,541	5,633
Median age	40.2 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,303	$61,833
Median home value	$480,100	$285,700
Median gross rent	$1,767	$1,344
Housing units	2,932	1,556
Homeownership rate	66.7%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughson	West Modesto
Population	7,460 → 7,541 (+1.1%)	5,762 → 5,633 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$79,455 → $92,303 (+16.2%)	$37,731 → $61,833 (+63.9%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $480,100 (+43.6%)	$149,700 → $285,700 (+90.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,712 → $1,767 (+3.2%)	$1,029 → $1,344 (+30.6%)

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

West Modesto

Population

5,7625,633

Median household income

$37,731$61,833

Median home value

$149,700$285,700

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,344

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughson	West Modesto
Under 5	3.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	23.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	10.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	16.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.3%
75 and over	8.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughson	West Modesto
White (non-Hispanic)	48.2%	15.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	45.6%	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughson	West Modesto
No high school diploma	17.6%	34.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughson	West Modesto
Drove alone	82.1%	67.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.0%
Other means	1.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughson	West Modesto
1-unit, detached	79.6%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hughson	West Modesto
Poverty rate	12.2%	18.9%
Average household size	2.68	3.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1996	1951