Laserfiche WebLink
Urban versus Rural Survey Results <br />This section of the report will focus on the differences between the urban <br />and rural residents of Hugo. According to Hugo city staff, the urban <br />boundary for Hugo is defined by the Metropolitan Urban Service Area <br />(MUSA). For purposes of this survey, residents who live outside the MUSA <br />were considered rural, while those who live within the MUSA were <br />considered urban. <br />There were 346 households that responded to the survey, with 238 <br />households in the urban subgroup and 108 households in the rural <br />subgroup. <br />The demographics of rural and urban respondents were very similar to the <br />overall survey respondent results but did differ in some areas. <br />Households age groups differed from urban to rural Hugo. In urban <br />respondents, 21% of households contained individuals 0-12 years old. In <br />rural respondents, 18% of households contained individuals 0-12 years old. <br />Urban respondents household contained 11% of 13-19 year olds while rural <br />respondents households contained 10%. Rural respondents households <br />appear to be older than urban respondents households with 59% of rural <br />households containing individuals 20-64 and 56% of urban households <br />contained individuals 20-64. This is also apparent in households with <br />individuals 65+; urban had 12% of respondent's households while rural had <br />13% of respondent's households containing this age group. <br />When asked how many years you have lived in the City of Hugo, there were <br />stark differences between urban and rural residents. Urban residents <br />centered around living in Hugo for 2 (9.2%) to 5 (8%) years. Rural residents <br />highest percentage of respondents lived in Hugo for 20 (6.5%) or 25 (6.5%) <br />years. <br />Incomes were also different from rural to urban Hugo residents. The income <br />with the highest percentage of urban respondents was $75,000-$99,999 <br />(21%). For rural respondents, the income with the highest percentage of <br />respondents was $100,000-$150,000 (21.3%). <br />Most urban residents were born from 1960-1969 (22.3%). Most rural <br />residents were born from 1950-1959 (32.4%). <br />�5 <br />