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%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hudson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hudson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hudson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hudson may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Hudson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Hudson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.50% of adults in Hudson having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
