Hugoton is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 3,613 people and just one neighborhood, Hugoton is the 95th largest community in Kansas.
When you are in Hugoton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.43% of Hugoton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hugoton is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hugoton who work in office and administrative support (14.27%), farm management occupations (10.96%), and management occupations (9.02%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hugoton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.20 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Hugoton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Hugoton with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.94% of adults in Hugoton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hugoton in 2022 was $24,718, which is low income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,872 for a family of four. However, Hugoton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hugoton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hugoton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hugoton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hugoton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hugoton include German, Irish, English, Austrian, and Russian.
In addition, Hugoton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.07%).
The most common language spoken in Hugoton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.1% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 62.8% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Austrian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hugoton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 38.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 22.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.4%), and 12.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 66.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (32.6%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Hugoton, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (42.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.1%), along with some Austrian ancestry residents (2.5%), among others. In addition, 17.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (62.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (15.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.