What is the population of Hugo town?

Hugo town has 915 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #235 of 482 in Colorado.

What is the median household income in Hugo town?

Median household income in Hugo town is $47,222 a year, 39.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hugo town?

Median gross rent is $1,008 a month and the median home value is $241,200, so rent absorbs about 25.6% of median household income.

Is Hugo town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hugo town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hugo, CO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hugo, Colorado (Hugo, CO — Census place “Hugo town”) is 915 residents, ranking #235 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $47,222, the median home is worth $241,200 and median gross rent runs $1,008 a month. Looking for the Hugo Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hugo, CO: 80821.

Population: 915Hugo town residents
Median household income: $47,222Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $241,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,008Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65%Owner-occupied households

Hugo ZIP codes (Colorado)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hugo.

The Hugo CO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

80821

What the numbers mean in Hugo town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hugo town median would spend about 25.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 65% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hugo town, CO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hugo town is a very small community in Colorado, with 915 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #235 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 51% of them. The median age here is 33.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Hugo town earn a median of $47,222 a year, 39.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 45% below the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hugo town is valued at $241,200, 20.5% below the national figure and 47% below the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,008 a month, 28.3% below the national figure, or roughly $12,096 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 915 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Hugo town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hugo town?: Hugo town has 915 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #235 of 482 in Colorado.
What is the median household income in Hugo town?: Median household income in Hugo town is $47,222 a year, 39.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hugo town?: Median gross rent is $1,008 a month and the median home value is $241,200, so rent absorbs about 25.6% of median household income.
Is Hugo town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hugo town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hugo town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.