CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hudson

New York · 8,034 residents · 2.16 sq mi

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Hudson is home to 8,034 people in New York. Owners hold 33% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 48% less than in New York as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 23.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $17,102, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,034

+7%vs 2000

vs 7,524 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(589)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(592)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(441)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(492)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(589)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(1,403)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(1,001)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(639)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(723)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(843)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(541)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(181)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,102

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,279 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,033

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,759 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,600

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$373

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

33.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.6% in 2000

66.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.7%(4,646)

Black23.3%(1,752)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(633)

Asian2.8%(209)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.6%(5,995)

Black21.7%(1,741)

Hispanic / Latino5.2%(421)

Asian0.5%(39)

Other3.2%(259)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.4%(201)

Puerto Rican2.8%(165)

Nicaraguan1.9%(110)

South American1.6%(93)

Guatemalan1.5%(87)

Colombian1.4%(85)

Cuban0.8%(49)

Mexican0.4%(24)

Dominican0.1%(8)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Salvadoran0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.6%(328)

Bangladeshi2.3%(132)

Chinese2.1%(123)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(16)

Ancestry

German12.7%(744)

English10.5%(618)

Italian10.5%(613)

Irish10.3%(605)

Scotch-Irish3.8%(222)

Russian3.3%(196)

Polish2.8%(166)

Scottish2.3%(135)

French2.1%(124)

Arab1.8%(104)

Palestinian1.4%(83)

Swedish1.4%(83)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.2%(73)

Australian1.1%(66)

Subsaharan African1.1%(66)

American1.1%(65)

Canadian1%(60)

Finnish0.8%(48)

Greek0.8%(47)

Lithuanian0.7%(43)

French Canadian0.7%(39)

Welsh0.6%(35)

Portuguese0.5%(27)

Norwegian0.4%(25)

Dutch0.4%(23)

Armenian0.4%(21)

Israeli0.3%(17)

Swiss0.3%(16)

Austrian0.2%(14)

Croatian0.2%(13)

West Indian0.2%(13)

Haitian0.2%(12)

Moroccan0.2%(9)

Guyanese0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.0%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 13.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.7%(1,135)

Married41.4%(1,100)

Widowed3.6%(95)

Divorced12.3%(326)

Women 15+

Never married41.9%(1,016)

Married34.5%(835)

Widowed11.5%(279)

Divorced12.1%(293)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.3%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)12%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era62%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 100 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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