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. Hudson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Hudson is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hudson is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hudson who work in management occupations (16.84%), food service (10.36%), and sales jobs (10.08%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Hudson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 education level of Hudson ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hudson, 43.35% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.
