COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hudson vs Rensselaer
PLACE A
Hudson, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Rensselaer, New York
Hudson is 96% smaller than Rensselaer. Rensselaer earns more, with a median household income $3,651 higher. Hudson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
HUDSONRENSSELAERDIFFERENCE
Total population3429,421−96% vs Rensselaer
Population density1,2132,964−1,751
Population growth5.1%-1.9%+7.0 pts
Median age60.536.7+23.8
Male50.8%47.0%+3.8 pts
Female49.2%53.0%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.8%9.8%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%66.6%+28.4 pts
Black0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%8.0%−3.0 pts
Asian0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Other0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Median household income$66,429$70,080−$3,651
Per capita income$38,076$38,895−$819
Poverty rate17.0%17.9%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.399Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%26.1%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%4.6%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation56.5%67.2%−10.7 pts
Median home value$150,500$208,900−$58,400
Median gross rent$506$1,219−$713
Owner-occupied81.5%43.3%+38.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%12.5%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%33.0%−8.7 pts
Average commute19.722.3−2.5
Worked from home2.2%14.2%−12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Uninsured2.2%2.8%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025