place

Hudson, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Hudson, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

3,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,268

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

Hudson added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,561 (94.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race75 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races71 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone37 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone28 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish197
  2. 2.Other Indo-European9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$30,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care453
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation339
  3. 3.Retail Trade292
  4. 4.Manufacturing252
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate174

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations652
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations639
  3. 3.Service Occupations430
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations203
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations194

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.94×)339
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.35×)292
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.31×)174
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)252
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$196,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$752/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999222 (18.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999166 (13.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999139 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999137 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999115 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99991 (7.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,662

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,400 (70.7%)
  • Carpooled431 (21.8%)
  • Worked at Home149 (7.5%)
  • Public Transit1 (0.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.