Cedar Falls vs Hudson

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

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

Cedar Falls has the higher population (40,662 vs 2,614 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $74,165 in Cedar Falls). Cedar Falls has the higher median home value ($252,500 vs $234,500 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
Population	40,662	2,614
Median age	29.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,165	$119,327
Median home value	$252,500	$234,500
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,082
Housing units	16,612	1,015
Homeownership rate	62.6%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
Population	40,983 → 40,662 (-0.8%)	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$61,420 → $74,165 (+20.8%)	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$189,100 → $252,500 (+33.5%)	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,177 (+34.5%)	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)

Cedar Falls

Population

40,98340,662

Median household income

$61,420$74,165

Median home value

$189,100$252,500

Median gross rent

$875$1,177

Hudson

Population

2,3752,614

Median household income

$88,347$119,327

Median home value

$194,000$234,500

Median gross rent

$790$1,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
Under 5	4.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	26.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.9%
75 and over	7.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
No high school diploma	2.6%	1.5%
High school graduate	20.4%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
Drove alone	75.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
1-unit, detached	60.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	9.8%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Cedar Falls	Hudson
Poverty rate	15.6%	4.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1975	1977