Hudson is a city of 2,699 people in Iowa. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 61% more than in Iowa as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Median household income runs $120,481, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $120,481, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hudson
What changed most since 1990
White share97.9% → 92.1%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants78.4% → 90.1%(+11.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.8% → 41.2%(+23.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hudson's population equals 2.1% of Black Hawk County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.7%(54)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)47.6%(70)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.9%(38)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 147 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hudson, decade by decade
Hudson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,037
$84,362
$132,724
17.8%
5.2
2000
2,117
$102,131
$194,006
25.7%
4.2
2010
2,282
$103,577
$235,350
37.7%
6.5
2020
2,546
$127,264
$233,317
40.7%
15.5
2024
2,699
$120,481
$242,700
41.2%
18.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
