Hugoton vs Moscow

A side-by-side comparison of Hugoton and Moscow: population, income, housing, and more.

Hugoton and Moscow are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hugoton has the higher population (4,065 vs 197 in Moscow). Moscow has the higher median household income ($74,375 vs $60,437 in Hugoton). Hugoton has the higher median home value ($118,400 vs $85,000 in Moscow).

Population, income & housing

	Hugoton	Moscow
Population	4,065	197
Median age	34.6 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,437	$74,375
Median home value	$118,400	$85,000
Median gross rent	$925	$850
Housing units	1,659	112
Homeownership rate	70.5%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hugoton	Moscow
Population	4,226 → 4,065 (-3.8%)	245 → 197 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$47,533 → $60,437 (+27.1%)	$66,250 → $74,375 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $118,400 (+21.9%)	$102,300 → $85,000 (-16.9%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $925 (+38.7%)	$938 → $850 (-9.4%)

Hugoton

Population

4,2264,065

Median household income

$47,533$60,437

Median home value

$97,100$118,400

Median gross rent

$667$925

Moscow

Population

245197

Median household income

$66,250$74,375

Median home value

$102,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$938$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hugoton	Moscow
Under 5	6.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	24.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	15.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	6.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	6.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	24.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	2.5%
75 and over	5.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hugoton	Moscow
White (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	45.8%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hugoton	Moscow
No high school diploma	30.6%	9.9%
High school graduate	29.5%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hugoton	Moscow
Drove alone	80.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	13.4%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hugoton	Moscow
1-unit, detached	70.2%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Hugoton	Moscow
Poverty rate	15.7%	14.2%
Average household size	2.83	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1970	1981