Hughes Springs vs Linden

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

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

Linden has the higher population (1,742 vs 1,676 in Hughes Springs). Hughes Springs has the higher median household income ($50,924 vs $47,542 in Linden). Hughes Springs has the higher median home value ($138,600 vs $128,700 in Linden).

Population, income & housing

	Hughes Springs	Linden
Population	1,676	1,742
Median age	35.0 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,924	$47,542
Median home value	$138,600	$128,700
Median gross rent	$833	$642
Housing units	857	991
Homeownership rate	57.8%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughes Springs	Linden
Population	1,479 → 1,676 (+13.3%)	1,944 → 1,742 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$30,580 → $50,924 (+66.5%)	$34,767 → $47,542 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $138,600 (+67.2%)	$79,600 → $128,700 (+61.7%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $833 (+39.8%)	$511 → $642 (+25.6%)

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

Linden

Population

1,9441,742

Median household income

$34,767$47,542

Median home value

$79,600$128,700

Median gross rent

$511$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughes Springs	Linden
Under 5	6.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	3.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	6.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	15.0%
75 and over	5.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughes Springs	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	71.1%
Black or African American	14.1%	21.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughes Springs	Linden
No high school diploma	11.6%	14.2%
High school graduate	30.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughes Springs	Linden
Drove alone	90.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughes Springs	Linden
1-unit, detached	82.8%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Hughes Springs	Linden
Poverty rate	25.4%	27.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1963	1973