Downs vs Hudson

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

Downs 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 1,451 in Downs). Hudson has the higher median household income ($114,125 vs $106,809 in Downs). Downs has the higher median home value ($237,700 vs $221,100 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Downs	Hudson
Population	1,451	2,048
Median age	34.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,809	$114,125
Median home value	$237,700	$221,100
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,146
Housing units	546	728
Homeownership rate	86.1%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.1%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downs	Hudson
Population	1,010 → 1,451 (+43.7%)	2,136 → 2,048 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$91,333 → $106,809 (+16.9%)	$99,013 → $114,125 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$178,400 → $237,700 (+33.2%)	$176,300 → $221,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,250 (+38.0%)	$990 → $1,146 (+15.8%)

Downs

Population

1,0101,451

Median household income

$91,333$106,809

Median home value

$178,400$237,700

Median gross rent

$906$1,250

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)

	Downs	Hudson
Under 5	6.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	26.6%	22.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	15.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.8%
55 to 64	7.0%	16.5%
65 to 74	3.4%	7.2%
75 and over	7.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downs	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downs	Hudson
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	22.1%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	47.0%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downs	Hudson
Drove alone	82.4%	76.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downs	Hudson
1-unit, detached	92.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Downs	Hudson
Poverty rate	4.8%	1.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1986	1987