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A town of 151, platted in 1871.
Hughesville’s median age is 57.4 years, where Missouri’s towns sit at 38.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Hughesville. Hughesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 134 in 1960, 150 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 3 maps from 1939 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hughesville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hughesville.
The top destinations are Sedalia (32%), Sweet Springs (5%) and Concordia (5%). Among residents in Hughesville, 3.2% live below the poverty line, below both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On top of that, for Hughesville, the middle household income is $51,000.
| Hughesville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 63% of U.S. communities. Households in Hughesville have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2006. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Hughesville, 12% worry about having enough food. This Missouri town does better than the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. In Hughesville, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Hughesville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hughesville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 9% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 58.3% | 64% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values are up 3.7% over the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hughesville
About 4 of every 100 Hughesville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Hughesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Pettis County, Missouri, United States
Hughesville is a village in north central Pettis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hughesville had a population of 150.
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Hughesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.