Atlanta vs Hughes Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Atlanta and Hughes Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Atlanta and Hughes Springs are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atlanta has the higher population (5,434 vs 1,676 in Hughes Springs). Atlanta has the higher median household income ($62,675 vs $50,924 in Hughes Springs). Atlanta has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $138,600 in Hughes Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
Population	5,434	1,676
Median age	39.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,675	$50,924
Median home value	$165,300	$138,600
Median gross rent	$836	$833
Housing units	2,464	857
Homeownership rate	66.7%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
Population	5,495 → 5,434 (-1.1%)	1,479 → 1,676 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$42,286 → $62,675 (+48.2%)	$30,580 → $50,924 (+66.5%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $165,300 (+88.5%)	$82,900 → $138,600 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $836 (+15.5%)	$596 → $833 (+39.8%)

Atlanta

Population

5,4955,434

Median household income

$42,286$62,675

Median home value

$87,700$165,300

Median gross rent

$724$836

Hughes Springs

Population

1,4791,676

Median household income

$30,580$50,924

Median home value

$82,900$138,600

Median gross rent

$596$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
Under 5	4.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	19.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	5.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	17.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.7%
75 and over	11.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	69.7%
Black or African American	27.8%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
No high school diploma	13.9%	11.6%
High school graduate	31.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
Drove alone	80.4%	90.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
1-unit, detached	76.8%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Atlanta	Hughes Springs
Poverty rate	23.7%	25.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1975	1963