Hughes Springs vs McLeod

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

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

Hughes Springs has the higher population (1,676 vs 475 in McLeod). McLeod has the higher median home value ($140,300 vs $138,600 in Hughes Springs). Since 2019, McLeod's population has grown faster (+37.3% vs +13.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
Population	1,676	475
Median age	35.0 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,924	—
Median home value	$138,600	$140,300
Median gross rent	$833	$730
Housing units	857	134
Homeownership rate	57.8%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
Population	1,479 → 1,676 (+13.3%)	346 → 475 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$30,580 → $50,924 (+66.5%)	$17,857 → $16,204 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $138,600 (+67.2%)	$86,300 → $140,300 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $833 (+39.8%)	$1,056 → $730 (-30.9%)

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

McLeod

Population

346475

Median household income

$17,857$16,204

Median home value

$86,300$140,300

Median gross rent

$1,056$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
Under 5	6.6%	13.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	26.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	12.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	6.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	4.2%
75 and over	5.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	83.2%
Black or African American	14.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
No high school diploma	11.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	30.9%	60.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
Drove alone	90.3%	86.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
1-unit, detached	82.8%	35.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	59.7%

Poverty & households

	Hughes Springs	McLeod
Poverty rate	25.4%	58.4%
Average household size	2.19	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1963	1990