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. Hudson has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Hudson, where 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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.94% 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.

Being a small city, Hudson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Hudson are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.04% 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 $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.