Hughesville vs Indian Head

A side-by-side comparison of Hughesville and Indian Head: population, income, housing, and more.

Hughesville and Indian Head are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indian Head has the higher population (3,982 vs 2,280 in Hughesville). Hughesville has the higher median household income ($122,981 vs $84,898 in Indian Head). Hughesville has the higher median home value ($522,400 vs $258,900 in Indian Head).

Population, income & housing

	Hughesville	Indian Head
Population	2,280	3,982
Median age	55.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$122,981	$84,898
Median home value	$522,400	$258,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,326
Housing units	989	1,625
Homeownership rate	98.3%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughesville	Indian Head
Population	2,279 → 2,280 (+0.0%)	3,822 → 3,982 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$123,520 → $122,981 (-0.4%)	$69,355 → $84,898 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$425,700 → $522,400 (+22.7%)	$220,900 → $258,900 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,473 → $1,326 (-10.0%)

Hughesville

Population

2,2792,280

Median household income

$123,520$122,981

Median home value

$425,700$522,400

Indian Head

Population

3,8223,982

Median household income

$69,355$84,898

Median home value

$220,900$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,473$1,326

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughesville	Indian Head
Under 5	3.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	5.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	16.7%
45 to 54	13.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	25.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.3%
75 and over	12.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughesville	Indian Head
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	24.1%
Black or African American	26.7%	60.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughesville	Indian Head
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	31.7%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughesville	Indian Head
Drove alone	71.7%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.3%
Public transit	3.8%	2.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	12.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughesville	Indian Head
1-unit, detached	97.2%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	49.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hughesville	Indian Head
Poverty rate	1.7%	7.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	48	47
Median year structure built	1990	1982