Overview
5,146
Total Population
34.2
Median age
53.30%
Female population %
87.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
72.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
509
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hugo's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hugo is 34.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hugo's population under 18 was 29.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hugo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hugo, 24.87% were under the age of 15, 19.76% aged 15 to 29, 38.07% aged 30 to 64, 15.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 340 more females than males in Hugo:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.30% females and 46.70% males in Hugo, OK.
- The Hugo, OK gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 264.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 302.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hugo's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hugo population: 48.68% are White, 20.68% are Black or African American, 15.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.25% are some other race and 11.87% are multiracial.
- Hugo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 509 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,637 (90.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hugo is White with a population of 2,505 (48.68% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hugo's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 5,591 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Hugo's population decreased by 281 (5.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hugo's population decreased by 149 (2.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hugo's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,069.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)