Demographics of Hugo city, Minnesota

Hugo city, Minnesota had 17,167 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,360 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hugo city, in four figures

17,167
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,340 ±30.; +8.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,360 people.; 40.1 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $116,228 ±$7,673
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hugo city, Minnesota's population grew 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hugo city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hugo city, Minnesota's population grew 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hugo city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,807	100.0	100.0
2021	16,129	102.0	100.2
2022	16,430	103.9	100.7
2023	16,506	104.4	101.6
2024	16,707	105.7	102.5
2025	17,167	108.6	103.1

Population of Hugo city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,807	—
2021	16,129	+322
2022	16,430	+301
2023	16,506	+76
2024	16,707	+201
2025	17,167	+460

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±2.8: for men 37.3 ±3.0 and for women 42.4 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hugo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,401 ±374	8.6% ±2.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,689 ±386	16.5% ±2.4	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,159 ±304	7.1% ±1.9	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,171 ±501	25.5% ±3.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,400 ±503	26.9% ±3.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,520 ±366	15.4% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $116,228 ±$7,673, and income per person $59,030 ±$4,583, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hugo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	149 to 453	2.3% to 7.0%	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	708 ±217	10.9% ±3.3	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	763 ±244	11.8% ±3.7	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	810 ±245	12.5% ±3.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,414 ±269	21.8% ±4.0	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	980 ±231	15.1% ±3.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,511 ±243	23.3% ±3.6	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hugo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	453 ±201	2.8% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 152	0% to 3.7%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	308 ±133	3.6% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	15 to 127	0.4% to 3.5%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hugo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hugo city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	6,671 ±318	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±6.4	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 4.9%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	89.5% ±3.7	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	10.5% ±3.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$408,900 ±$26,291	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,891 ±$252	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2003 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hugo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	146 to 682	0.9% to 4.2%	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,058 ±615	86.0% ±3.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	242 to 1,082	1.5% to 6.6%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	732 ±356	4.5% ±2.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	228 to 704	1.4% to 4.3%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hugo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	12,578 ±467	77.0% ±2.9	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,093 ±405	18.9% ±2.5	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 121	0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	600 ±230	3.7% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	480 ±224	2.9% ±1.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	33 to 207	0.2% to 1.3%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hugo city among the places of Minnesota

70th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Hugo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Albert Lea city	18,330 ±60
Anoka city	17,970 ±63
Red Wing city	16,758 ±32
Ham Lake city	16,702 ±49
Buffalo city	16,499 ±61
Hugo city	16,340 ±30
Hibbing city	16,057 ±19
Bemidji city	15,569 ±41
Monticello city	14,858 ±41
Alexandria city	14,735 ±62
Hutchinson city	14,680 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 3 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 9 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 16 Places in Minnesota by per capita income
No. 18 Places in Minnesota by median household income
No. 22 Places in Minnesota by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026