Hudson is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,735 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hudson is the 283rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Hudson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Of important note, Hudson is also a city of artists. Hudson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hudson’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Despite the fact that it is a small city, Hudson has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the train - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.

The citizens of Hudson are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.35% of adults in Hudson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hudson in 2022 was $54,009, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,036 for a family of four. However, Hudson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hudson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hudson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hudson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hudson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hudson include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.