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Hudson, NY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hudson, New York (Hudson, NY — Census place “Hudson city”) is 5,900 residents, ranking #315 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $55,394, the median home is worth $324,400 and median gross rent runs $1,309 a month. Looking for the Hudson New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hudson, NY: 12534.

Population
5,900Hudson city residents
Median household income
$55,394Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$324,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,309Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47.8%Owner-occupied households

Hudson ZIP codes (New York)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hudson.

The Hudson NY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Hudson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hudson city median would spend about 28.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.1% of residents and 47.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hudson city, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hudson city is a mid-size town in New York, with 5,900 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #315 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Hudson city earn a median of $55,394 a year, 29.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 40% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 22.1% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hudson city is valued at $324,400, 6.9% above the national figure and 3% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,309 a month, 6.9% below the national figure, or roughly $15,708 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 28.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 47.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hudson city?
Hudson city has 5,900 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #315 of 1,292 in New York.
What is the median household income in Hudson city?
Median household income in Hudson city is $55,394 a year, 29.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hudson city?
Median gross rent is $1,309 a month and the median home value is $324,400, so rent absorbs about 28.4% of median household income.
Is Hudson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 5.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hudson city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 28.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hudson city data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.