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Hudson, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hudson, Texas (Hudson, TX — Census place “Hudson city”) is 5,017 residents, ranking #423 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $51,733, the median home is worth $169,000 and median gross rent runs $1,131 a month. Looking for the Hudson Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hudson, TX: 75904.
- Population
- 5,017Hudson city residents
- Median household income
- $51,733Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,131Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.1%Owner-occupied households
Hudson ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hudson.
The Hudson TX 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 26.2% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.5% of residents and 38.1% 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, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hudson city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 5,017 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #423 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 32.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 $51,733 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas 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 8.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hudson city is valued at $169,000, 44.3% below the national figure and 6% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,131 a month, 19.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,572 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.2% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 38.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. 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.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hudson city?
- Hudson city has 5,017 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #423 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Hudson city?
- Median household income in Hudson city is $51,733 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hudson city?
- Median gross rent is $1,131 a month and the median home value is $169,000, so rent absorbs about 26.2% of median household income.
- Is Hudson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hudson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.2% 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.