Hudson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,770 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hudson is the 214th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns 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 town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hudson who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (15.67%), office and administrative support (11.73%), and healthcare (10.68%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hudson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hudson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Hudson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hudson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hudson, 21.50% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hudson in 2022 was $25,492, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,968 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hudson include English, German, Norwegian, Irish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
