Upper East Texas News

18.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hughes Springs in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 19.5 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,534.

87 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	132	13
Regular high school diploma	336	33
GED or alternative credential	49	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	79	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	232	22.8
Associate's degree	53	5.2
Bachelor's degree	97	9.5
Master's degree	36	3.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.