Hudson, NY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

61,245

0.364% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

49.5

0.406% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.4%

10.9% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$83,619

2.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$309,800

9.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

29,332

0.822% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hudson, NY had a population of 61.2k people with a median age of 49.5 and a median household income of $83,619. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hudson, NY declined from 61,469 to 61,245, a −0.364% decrease and its median household income grew from $81,741 to $83,619, a 2.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hudson, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.15%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.22%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.21%).

None of the households in Hudson, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Hudson, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hudson, NY are Columbia-Greene Community College (205 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Hudson, NY was $309,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Hudson, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Hudson, NY was 2 cars per household.

Hudson, NY borders Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, Kingston, NY, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, and Pittsfield, MA.

United States New York

Population & Diversity

Hudson, NY is home to a population of 61.2k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.78% of Hudson, NY residents were born outside of the country (4.15k people).

In 2023, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (51k people) in Hudson, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.75k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.93k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.2% of Hudson, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hudson, NY was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hudson, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hudson, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
51k ± 365
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.75k ± 558
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.93k ± 413

5.97%

Hispanic Population

3.66k people

5.97% of the people in Hudson, NY are hispanic (3.66k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hudson, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
505,872 ± 17,239 people
China
415,960 ± 15,668 people
Jamaica
230,433 ± 11,717 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 505,872 New York residents, followed by China with 415,960 and Jamaica with 230,433.

Foreign-Born Population

6.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.15k people

6.68%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.11k people

As of 2023, 6.78% of Hudson, NY residents (4.15k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hudson, NY was 6.68%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hudson, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,488 ± 230
Gulf War (2001-)
409 ± 145
Gulf War (1990s)
369 ± 145

Hudson, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.64 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hudson, NY employs 29.3k people. The largest industries in Hudson, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,321 people), Retail Trade (3,363 people), and Educational Services (3,210 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($186,375), Finance & Insurance ($84,821), and Utilities ($80,750).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

29.3k

2023 Value

± 1,180

−0.822%

1 Year decline

± 5.59%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hudson, NY declined at a rate of −0.822%, from 29.6k employees to 29.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hudson, NY, are Management Occupations (3,721 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,696 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hudson, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

29.3k

2023 Value

± 1,180

−0.822%

1 Year decline

± 5.59%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hudson, NY declined at a rate of −0.822%, from 29.6k employees to 29.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hudson, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,321 people), Retail Trade (3,363 people), and Educational Services (3,210 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hudson, NY, though some of these residents may live in Hudson, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,783

Median earning men ± $3,542

$42,766

Median earning women ± $3,607

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,411), Public Administration ($80,049), and Information ($77,946).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($69,063), Public Administration ($62,440), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,940).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

208
Construction
156
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
125
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$212k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$104k
Retail Trade
$75.5k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2022, universities in Hudson, NY awarded 205 degrees. The student population of Hudson, NY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 604 male students and 843 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hudson, NY are White (159 and 77.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (22 and 10.7%), Two or More Races (9 and 4.39%), and Black or African American (8 and 3.9%).

The largest universities in Hudson, NY by number of degrees awarded are Columbia-Greene Community College (205 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hudson, NY are General Studies (64 and 31.2%), Registered Nursing (58 and 28.3%), and Humanistic Studies (21 and 10.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,447 students enrolled in Hudson, NY, 41.7% men and 58.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 956 records, of which 63.7% were women and 36.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
64 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
58 degrees awarded
Humanistic Studies
21 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Hudson, NY was General Studies with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Hudson, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Columbia-Greene Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

205 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Columbia-Greene Community College with 205 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 58 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hudson, NY, which is 0.395 times less than the 147 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 159 degrees mean that there were 7.23 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 22 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,112) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($648) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hudson, NY was $309,800 in 2023, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $283,700 to $309,800, a 9.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Hudson, NY is 75.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hudson, NY have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hudson, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hudson, NY is $83,619. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Hudson, NY was Nassau County, NY with a value of $143,408, followed by Suffolk County, NY and Putnam County, NY, with respective values of $128,329 and $127,405.

Housing

Property

$309,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,460

$19,668

Median Property Taxes

±$854

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hudson, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hudson, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2023

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.4% of the housing units in Hudson, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hudson, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hudson, NY was Nassau County, NY with a value of $143,408, followed by Suffolk County, NY and Putnam County, NY, with respective values of $128,329 and $127,405.

The following map shows all of the counties in Hudson, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$83,619

Median Household Income

± $3,965

26.1k

Number of Households

± 1,040

In 2023, the median household income of the 26.1k households in Hudson, NY grew to $83,619 from the previous year's value of $81,741.

The following chart displays the households in Hudson, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hudson, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (67.6%)
Worked At Home (15.7%)
Carpooled (7.15%)

In 2023, 67.6% of workers in Hudson, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hudson, NY have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.32% of the workforce in Hudson, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hudson, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hudson, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hudson, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hudson, NY (6.82k out of 59.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hudson, NY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.2% of the population of Hudson, NY has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 0.567% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1218 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,174 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New York

Primary care physicians in New York see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 0.508% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New York in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.83%

Uninsured

43.4%

Employer Coverage

20.3%

Medicaid

18.3%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

0.567%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hudson, NY declined by 2.44% from 3.93% to 3.83%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hudson, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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