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HudsonOH

Hudson, OH is a 22K-resident city in Summit County with a median household income of $171,427.

Summit County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hudson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hudson has a population larger than 50% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $466,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

22K
Population (place)
Top 50%
By size
$171,427
Median income (place)
$466,500
Median home (place)
3.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hudson

Hudson posts a median household income higher than 96% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Hudson area.

Top 4%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Hudson

Where Hudson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$171,427 Top 4% higher than 96% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hudson $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hudson, OH beyond the headline numbers

Hudson sits inside Summit County, Ohio, at roughly 41.24°N, -81.44°W. Population 22,437, $171,427 median household income. Median home value $466,500, median rent $2,344. Poverty rate 3.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Hudson, 0 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 3.7% of Hudson, OH residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Hudson runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

28.6% of Hudson workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 12.7% in Hudson, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Hudson workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.8 years, Hudson's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hudson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
22,437
Hudson · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$171,427
+92% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$466,500
+13% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Summit County): Hudson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
538K-1%
Median Income
$71,622+44%
Median Home Value
$208,700+54%
Poverty Rate
12.8%-17%
Unemployment
5.1%-50%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hudson, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,344/mo
Poverty Rate
3.7% -70% vs avg
Unemployment 1.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 75.3%
Work From Home 28.6%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 88.6%
African American 2.3%
Asian 3.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
32.8%
Short Sleep Duration
32.2%
Obesity
31%
Physical Inactivity
16.6%
Binge Drinking
16.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
12.7%
Diabetes
10.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.1%
Current Asthma
9.9%
Current Smoking
7.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 78.3%
Annual Checkup 82.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
3.6%
Stroke
2.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect Hudson?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hudson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet OH-HUDSON-OH · Hudson

Hudson: 4 tagged alerts; lead category ECCC weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 4 on record
  • MIX-LED 50% ca-weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Las Vegas

Tagged alert mix: Hudson

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 4 tagged notices on record for Hudson.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Las Vegas, NV (4 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hudson; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (4 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Las Vegas, NV 4 alerts Kansas City, MO 4 alerts Salisbury, NC 4 alerts Woodstock, GA 4 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Hudson, OH? ▼
Hudson, OH has a population of 22,437 people, located in Summit County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Hudson? ▼
The median household income in Hudson, OH is $171,427 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 3.7%.
What is the median home value in Hudson? ▼
The median home value in Hudson, OH is $466,500. Median rent is $2,344/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hudson? ▼
The top health indicators in Hudson include High Blood Pressure (32.8%), Short Sleep Duration (32.2%), Obesity (31%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Hudson? ▼
Hudson has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Hudson? ▼
The median age in Hudson, OH is 42.8 years. 75.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hudson, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (3.7% here).

South Jordan, UT 3.7% Ellicott City, MD 3.7% Queen Creek, AZ 3.7% Ken Caryl, CO 3.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($171,427 here).

Olney, MD $171,458 Madison, NJ $171,471 Agoura Hills, CA $171,302 Milton, GA $171,295

Compare Hudson with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Twinsburg, OH 19K Stow, OH 35K Streetsboro, OH 16K Macedonia, OH 12K Cuyahoga Falls, OH 49K Kent, OH 30K Aurora, OH 16K Tallmadge, OH 18K
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Using Hudson's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hudson area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Hudson against Ohio peers on any ranking lens. Explore Ohio

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Summit County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.