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Hugo, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Hugo is a Census city of 16,340 people across 33.46 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $116,228, 89.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 39 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hugo
What Hugo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area33.46 sq mi
- Water area2.57 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land488
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hugo
How many people live in Hugo
- Population16,340
- Median age40.1
- Population under 184,090
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,520
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households6,487
- Family households4,650
- Share of households that are families71.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hugo
Income and work in Hugo
- Median household income$116,228
- Per capita income$59,030
- Civilian labor force9,344
- Employed9,190
- Unemployed154 plus or minus 83
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over11,091
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hugo
Housing in Hugo
- Housing units6,671
- Occupied units6,487
- Vacant units184 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate2.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied5,809
- Renter occupied678 plus or minus 215
- Ownership rate89.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$408,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,891
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units5,980
- Share single family89.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more422 plus or minus 147
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Mobile homes269 plus or minus 122
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hugo
How Hugo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,490
- Commuting under 15 minutes864 plus or minus 237
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,158
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.2 percent
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home17.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hugo
SBA loans in Hugo (7(a))
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$10,190,500
- Average approval$261,295
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$600,760
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported180
- Jobs per approval4.6
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full7
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.6 percent
- Share to franchises5.1 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hugo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hugo
SBA loans in Hugo (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$7,676,000
- Average approval$511,733
- Median approval$306,000
- Largest approval$1,644,000
- Jobs supported72
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hugo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hugo
Flood risk in Hugo
- NFIP communityCity of Hugo
- NFIP community number270504
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/03/10
The City of Hugo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270504 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington County, not Hugo
Washington County context, not Hugo figures
- Establishments in Washington County6,542
- Covered employment, Washington County95,625
- Average annual pay, Washington County$60,700
- Housing units permitted, Washington County1,397
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hugo.
All Washington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hugo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hugo, Minnesota?
16,340, in 6,487 households. Hugo city covers 33.46 square miles of land, which is 488 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hugo in?
Washington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hugo?
$116,228. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $408,900. Median gross rent is $1,891 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hugo businesses?
39 7(a) approvals totaling $10.2 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $7.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hugo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hugo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hugo. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hugo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hugo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hugo, city of, community 270504, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hugo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hugo.
Is zoning published for Hugo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.