Hudson vs Normal

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

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

Normal has the higher population (52,908 vs 2,048 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($114,125 vs $66,350 in Normal). Hudson has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $199,900 in Normal).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Normal
Population	2,048	52,908
Median age	39.1 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$114,125	$66,350
Median home value	$221,100	$199,900
Median gross rent	$1,146	$974
Housing units	728	21,879
Homeownership rate	98.1%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Normal
Population	2,136 → 2,048 (-4.1%)	54,891 → 52,908 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$99,013 → $114,125 (+15.3%)	$58,111 → $66,350 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $221,100 (+25.4%)	$170,200 → $199,900 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,146 (+15.8%)	$875 → $974 (+11.3%)

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

Normal

Population

54,89152,908

Median household income

$58,111$66,350

Median home value

$170,200$199,900

Median gross rent

$875$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Normal
Under 5	7.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	22.8%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	32.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.7%
75 and over	6.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Normal
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	75.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Normal
No high school diploma	3.5%	2.5%
High school graduate	24.3%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Normal
Drove alone	76.7%	70.8%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.4%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.1%	12.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Normal
1-unit, detached	100.0%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	23.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Normal
Poverty rate	1.9%	21.5%
Average household size	2.99	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1987	1989