Gilbertville vs Hudson

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (2,614 vs 736 in Gilbertville). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $83,750 in Gilbertville). Hudson has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $187,500 in Gilbertville).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbertville	Hudson
Population	736	2,614
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$119,327
Median home value	$187,500	$234,500
Median gross rent	$815	$1,082
Housing units	343	1,015
Homeownership rate	88.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbertville	Hudson
Population	859 → 736 (-14.3%)	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$61,528 → $83,750 (+36.1%)	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $187,500 (+22.3%)	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $815 (+40.8%)	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)

Gilbertville

Population

859736

Median household income

$61,528$83,750

Median home value

$153,300$187,500

Median gross rent

$579$815

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)

	Gilbertville	Hudson
Under 5	3.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	8.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.9%
75 and over	9.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbertville	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbertville	Hudson
No high school diploma	0.4%	1.5%
High school graduate	40.4%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbertville	Hudson
Drove alone	74.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.9%	10.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbertville	Hudson
1-unit, detached	90.4%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Gilbertville	Hudson
Poverty rate	4.2%	4.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1974	1977