Hughson is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,734 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hughson is the 457th largest community in California. Hughson has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Hughson, where the median household income is $99,449.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Hughson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Hughson rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.40% of adults 25 and older in Hughson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Hughson in 2022 was $40,898, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,592 for a family of four. However, Hughson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hughson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hughson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hughson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hughson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hughson include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hughson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.