Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.21 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of people in Hugo with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hugo in 2022 was $19,063, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,252 for a family of four. However, Hugo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hugo also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Hugo is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hugo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hugo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hugo include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hugo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
