COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hudson vs Normal
PLACE A
Hudson, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Normal, Illinois
Hudson is 99% smaller than Normal. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
HUDSONNORMALDIFFERENCE
Total population34253,275−99% vs Normal
Population density1,2132,887−1,675
Population growth5.1%0.5%+4.6 pts
Median age60.525.0+35.5
Male50.8%47.8%+3.0 pts
Female49.2%52.2%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.8%8.1%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%75.4%+19.6 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%7.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Other0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Median household income$66,429$64,785+$1,644
Per capita income$38,076$36,168+$1,908
Poverty rate17.0%21.4%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%52.9%−38.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%3.9%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation56.5%62.1%−5.6 pts
Median home value$150,500$213,600−$63,100
Median gross rent$506$965−$459
Owner-occupied81.5%54.8%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%8.2%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%52.1%−27.8 pts
Average commute19.716.5+3.3
Worked from home2.2%13.4%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured2.2%4.9%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025