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. Much of the housing stock in Hudson was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hudson economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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.Unlike some cities, Hudson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hudson are a mix 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. 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. Hudson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
