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Hugoton, KS

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Hugoton - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

4,065
Residents
$60,437
Median income
$118,400
Median home
$903
Median rent (state)

Hugoton - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Hugoton places in the 36th percentile for household income and the 87th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

36th
percentile, household income
17th
percentile, home value
5th
percentile, median rent
87th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Hugoton, KS

4,065 people live in Hugoton, Kansas - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Hugoton households earn a median of $60,437 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.5%. Hugoton's housing stock carries a median value of $118,400, and the median resident age is 34.6 years. About 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 59.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 1 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Low Activity). Hugoton reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 448.1 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 55.5°F with 19.7 inches of precipitation per year and 12.9 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Kansas run below the national norm: the state registers 90.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $903 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $217 across Kansas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 40.0 out of 100 (Low).

Population

4,065 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Kansas

Median Household Income

$60,437 /yr

Poverty 5.5%

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.1 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Kansas average

How does Hugoton compare to other US cities?

Where Hugoton sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 36% higher than other cities
Home value 17% pricier than other cities
Median rent 5% pricier than other cities
Safety 87% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Kansas, Hugoton ranks #8 of 109 Kansas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Hugoton's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Kansas, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

36thIncome percentile
87thSafety percentile

36th percentile nationally for median household income · 87th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Hugoton's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Hugoton's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 71 Avg. percentile National median
Hugoton's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Hugoton's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$118,400 Among the most affordable more affordable than 83% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). This entry sits in this band. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Hugoton $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Hugoton, KS Hugoton, KS's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Hugoton, KS-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Hugoton, KS median $60,437/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Hugoton, KS's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Hugoton, KS. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 15.9%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 59.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,065
Median Income
$60,437
Median Home Value
$118,400
Median Age
34.6
Poverty Rate
5.5%
Labor force participation
59.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
15.9%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
448.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
112.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
336.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
55.5°F
Annual Precipitation
19.7"
Annual Snowfall
12.9"

Schools

Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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3,500 residents3,600 residents3,700 residents3,800 residents3,900 residents 202020212022202320242025 3,746 residents 3,545 residents ▼ -5.4%
Hugoton's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Low Activity
Total Permits (2024)
1
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.2
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 0
2020 0
2021 3
2022 2
2023 2
2024 1

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
80.3%
Carpool
13.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
3.2%
Other
1.7%

Based on 1,744 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Kansas - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$65
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$217
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Kansas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Kansas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Hugoton sits in

Cost of Living Index
90.1
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$903/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
40.0 / 100
Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Kansas

Clay Center
4,148 people
Scott City
3,955 people
Fairway
4,177 people
Wamego
4,205 people
Osawatomie
4,244 people
Goodland
3,878 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Hugoton's 4,065 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

West Milwaukee, WI
4,064 people
Gentry, AR
4,069 people
Rock Valley, IA
4,061 people
North East, PA
4,069 people
Throop, PA
4,069 people
Brookdale, SC
4,061 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Hugoton's $60,437 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Preston, MN
$60,438 median income
Elkin, NC
$60,434 median income
Brentwood, PA
$60,432 median income
Corning, IA
$60,446 median income
Taylor, PA
$60,446 median income
Palmdale, PA
$60,449 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Hugoton, KS Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Hugoton, KS - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 61.8% 15.5% 22.1% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45.8% White 61.8% Black or African American 0.1% Asian 0.4% American Indian 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 15.5% Two or more races 22.1% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Hugoton compares to nearby Kansas cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Hugoton (this city) 4,065 $60,437
Clay Center 4,148 $56,422
Scott City 3,955 $54,026
Fairway 4,177 $159,821
Census ACS 5-year FIPS KS FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Hugoton, KS?

What is the population of Hugoton, KS? +

4,065 people live in Hugoton, KS according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Hugoton, KS? +

Hugoton households earn a median of $60,437 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Hugoton? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Hugoton; the closest available measure is the Kansas state average, a cost of living index of 90.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Kansas vary by metro area.

Is Hugoton, KS safe? +

Hugoton has a total crime rate of 448.1 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Hugoton, KS? +

Hugoton's median home value sits at $118,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Hugoton? +

Hugoton has an average annual temperature of 55.5°F, 19.7 inches of precipitation, and 12.9 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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