With 3,772 people, Hudson is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. Median rent is $549 a month. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,268, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hudson
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.3% → 81.0%(+13.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share98.9% → 93.3%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age33.9 → 45.1(+11.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hudson's population equals 4.7% of Caldwell County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.0% 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)25.6%(50)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(59)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.2%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 195 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
2,913
$72,072
$143,284
11.5%
2.7
2000
3,078
$64,782
$158,848
13.6%
7.1
2010
3,776
$65,162
$170,039
11.1%
20.4
2020
3,780
$53,349
$182,048
19.0%
28.8
2024
3,772
$65,268
$223,000
22.4%
15.8
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.
