Hudson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 15,473 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hudson is the 62nd largest community in Wisconsin. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hudson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hudson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hudson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hudson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $90,250.00. Hudson real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Hudson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hudson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hudson is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hudson who work in management occupations (15.63%), office and administrative support (10.92%), and sales jobs (9.86%). Also of interest is that Hudson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Hudson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Hudson ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hudson, 44.04% 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 $46,181, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,724 for a family of four. However, Hudson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hudson include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
