Chenoa vs Hudson

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (2,048 vs 1,559 in Chenoa). Hudson has the higher median household income ($114,125 vs $66,625 in Chenoa). Hudson has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $120,700 in Chenoa).

Population, income & housing

	Chenoa	Hudson
Population	1,559	2,048
Median age	42.5 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,625	$114,125
Median home value	$120,700	$221,100
Median gross rent	$835	$1,146
Housing units	734	728
Homeownership rate	86.0%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenoa	Hudson
Population	1,997 → 1,559 (-21.9%)	2,136 → 2,048 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$59,333 → $66,625 (+12.3%)	$99,013 → $114,125 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $120,700 (+15.9%)	$176,300 → $221,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $835 (+13.6%)	$990 → $1,146 (+15.8%)

Chenoa

Population

1,9971,559

Median household income

$59,333$66,625

Median home value

$104,100$120,700

Median gross rent

$735$835

Hudson

Population

2,1362,048

Median household income

$99,013$114,125

Median home value

$176,300$221,100

Median gross rent

$990$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chenoa	Hudson
Under 5	4.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.9%	22.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	7.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.2%
75 and over	11.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenoa	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	93.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenoa	Hudson
No high school diploma	8.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	39.3%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenoa	Hudson
Drove alone	78.7%	76.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenoa	Hudson
1-unit, detached	88.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chenoa	Hudson
Poverty rate	19.1%	1.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1959	1987