Hughesville is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,438 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hughesville is the 187th largest community in Maryland. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hughesville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hughesville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hughesville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hughesville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $128,846.00. Hughesville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Hughesville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Hughesville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hughesville is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hughesville who work in office and administrative support (21.82%), business and financial occupations (18.60%), and management occupations (17.31%). Also of interest is that Hughesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Hughesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Hughesville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hughesville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hughesville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hughesville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hughesville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hughesville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hughesville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hughesville may be for you. In Hughesville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.44 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small town, Hughesville has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Hughesville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.85% of adults in Hughesville have a college degree. The per capita income in Hughesville in 2022 was $70,186, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $280,744 for a family of four. Hughesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hughesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hughesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hughesville include German, Irish, Nigerian, Scottish, and English. The most common language spoken in Hughesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Langs. of India.
