Hudson vs Lexington

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (2,074 vs 2,048 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($114,125 vs $98,676 in Lexington). Hudson has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $171,600 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Lexington
Population	2,048	2,074
Median age	39.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$114,125	$98,676
Median home value	$221,100	$171,600
Median gross rent	$1,146	$734
Housing units	728	887
Homeownership rate	98.1%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Lexington
Population	2,136 → 2,048 (-4.1%)	1,894 → 2,074 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$99,013 → $114,125 (+15.3%)	$63,221 → $98,676 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $221,100 (+25.4%)	$146,500 → $171,600 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,146 (+15.8%)	$702 → $734 (+4.6%)

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

Lexington

Population

1,8942,074

Median household income

$63,221$98,676

Median home value

$146,500$171,600

Median gross rent

$702$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Lexington
Under 5	7.9%	9.1%
5 to 17	22.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.5%	19.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.2%
75 and over	6.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Lexington
No high school diploma	3.5%	3.1%
High school graduate	24.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Lexington
Drove alone	76.7%	78.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	12.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Lexington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Lexington
Poverty rate	1.9%	4.8%
Average household size	2.99	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1987	1972