Hudson is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,826 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 neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hudson is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hudson who work in management occupations (13.02%), food service (12.24%), and sales jobs (11.12%). 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: 22.80% 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. Hudson, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.The overall education level of Hudson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.96% of adults in Hudson have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Hudson in 2022 was $37,941, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,764 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. Important ancestries of people in Hudson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Hudson's cultural character, accounting for 16.56% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
