| Official Name: | Hughestown, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hughestown |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Luzerne |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Pittston |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Wayne D. Quick, Jr. |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1879 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1329 |
| Population Density Km2: | 589.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1527.59 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3272°N -75.7753°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-36152 |
Hughestown is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,326 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4km2, all land. U.S. Route 11 runs through the southern portion of the borough. Hughestown is served by the Pittston Area School District. Robert Yaple Memorial Park is located in central Hughestown. Most of the homes and businesses are located in the western portion of the borough, while the eastern section consists of mostly forests and culm banks.
At the 2000 census there were 1,541 people, 615 households, and 444 families living in the borough. The population density was 1734.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 659 housing units at an average density of 741.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.35% White, 0.13% African American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13%.
There were 615 households, 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.6% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.
The age distribution was 19.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median household income was $41,750 and the median family income was $50,938. Males had a median income of $33,611 versus $22,422 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,246. About 4.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Hughestown's current mayor is Wayne D. Quick, Jr., and the President of Council is Robert Gable.