Hudson vs Shady Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson and Shady Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Hudson and Shady Hills are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shady Hills has the higher population (12,012 vs 10,873 in Hudson). Shady Hills has the higher median household income ($63,250 vs $49,063 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median home value ($239,200 vs $225,600 in Shady Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Shady Hills
Population	10,873	12,012
Median age	64.4 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,063	$63,250
Median home value	$239,200	$225,600
Median gross rent	$1,038	$1,054
Housing units	7,632	4,593
Homeownership rate	76.6%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Shady Hills
Population	11,936 → 10,873 (-8.9%)	12,252 → 12,012 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$41,754 → $49,063 (+17.5%)	$51,369 → $63,250 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $239,200 (+55.3%)	$139,200 → $225,600 (+62.1%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,038 (+22.8%)	$887 → $1,054 (+18.8%)

Hudson

Population

11,93610,873

Median household income

$41,754$49,063

Median home value

$154,000$239,200

Median gross rent

$845$1,038

Shady Hills

Population

12,25212,012

Median household income

$51,369$63,250

Median home value

$139,200$225,600

Median gross rent

$887$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Shady Hills
Under 5	2.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	5.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	2.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	4.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	7.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.4%	16.2%
65 to 74	26.6%	10.9%
75 and over	21.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Shady Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	86.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Shady Hills
No high school diploma	9.3%	17.0%
High school graduate	46.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Shady Hills
Drove alone	75.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	16.0%	12.9%
Other means	3.6%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Shady Hills
1-unit, detached	61.0%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	47.5%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Shady Hills
Poverty rate	13.0%	12.6%
Average household size	1.89	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1983	1990