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Hughes Springs, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Hughes Springs is a Census city of 1,781 people across 2.49 square miles of land, in Cass County. Median household income is $52,778, 65.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hughes Springs
What Hughes Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.49 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land714 plus or minus 188
- County holding the largest share of its areaCass County, 98.8 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.
Hughes Springs
How many people live in Hughes Springs
- Population1,781 plus or minus 469
- Median age34.5
- Population under 18488 plus or minus 134
- Share under 1827.4 percent
- Population 65 and over285 plus or minus 89
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households738 plus or minus 185
- Family households520 plus or minus 160
- Share of households that are families70.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hughes Springs
- Median household income$52,778 plus or minus $11,910
- Per capita income$24,402
- Civilian labor force872 plus or minus 285
- Employed868 plus or minus 285
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over1,130 plus or minus 252
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent plus or minus 27.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hughes Springs
- Housing units855 plus or minus 187
- Occupied units738 plus or minus 185
- Vacant units117 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate13.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied480 plus or minus 140
- Renter occupied258 plus or minus 109
- Ownership rate65.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$896
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units718 plus or minus 173
- Share single family84.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more135 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more15.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hughes Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute859 plus or minus 278
- Commuting under 15 minutes454 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more201 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone92.2 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hughes Springs
SBA loans in Hughes Springs (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,705,000
- Average approval$1,352,500
- Median approval$1,352,500
- Largest approval$1,805,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hughes Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Hughes Springs
SBA loans in Hughes Springs (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$471,000
- Average approval$471,000
- Median approval$471,000
- Largest approval$471,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hughes Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Hughes Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Hughes Springs
- NFIP community number480734
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/12(M)
The City of Hughes Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480734 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.
Cass County, not Hughes Springs
Cass County context, not Hughes Springs figures
- Establishments in Cass County519
- Covered employment, Cass County7,778
- Average annual pay, Cass County$47,986
- Housing units permitted, Cass County12
Every figure in this section is published for Cass County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hughes Springs.
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
Hughes Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hughes Springs, Texas?
1,781, in 738 households. Hughes Springs city covers 2.49 square miles of land, which is 714 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hughes Springs in?
Cass County, which holds 98.8 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hughes Springs?
$52,778. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,300. Median gross rent is $896 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hughes Springs businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,352,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $471,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hughes Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hughes Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hughes Springs. Only 0 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 Hughes Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hughes Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hughes Springs, city of, community 480734, 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 Hughes Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cass 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 Hughes Springs.
Is zoning published for Hughes Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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