Gridley vs Hudson

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

Gridley 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 1,339 in Gridley). Hudson has the higher median household income ($114,125 vs $69,688 in Gridley). Hudson has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $134,600 in Gridley).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Hudson
Population	1,339	2,048
Median age	36.5 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$114,125
Median home value	$134,600	$221,100
Median gross rent	$763	$1,146
Housing units	569	728
Homeownership rate	72.2%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Hudson
Population	1,590 → 1,339 (-15.8%)	2,136 → 2,048 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$62,222 → $69,688 (+12.0%)	$99,013 → $114,125 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $134,600 (+14.9%)	$176,300 → $221,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $763 (+21.5%)	$990 → $1,146 (+15.8%)

Gridley

Population

1,5901,339

Median household income

$62,222$69,688

Median home value

$117,100$134,600

Median gross rent

$628$763

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)

	Gridley	Hudson
Under 5	5.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	22.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	7.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.2%
75 and over	7.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	93.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Hudson
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.5%
High school graduate	29.7%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Hudson
Drove alone	76.8%	76.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Hudson
1-unit, detached	75.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Hudson
Poverty rate	6.3%	1.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1970	1987