Hudson vs La Porte City

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson and La Porte City: population, income, housing, and more.

Hudson and La Porte City 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 2,170 in La Porte City). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $62,750 in La Porte City). Hudson has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $146,900 in La Porte City).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	La Porte City
Population	2,614	2,170
Median age	41.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$119,327	$62,750
Median home value	$234,500	$146,900
Median gross rent	$1,082	$802
Housing units	1,015	976
Homeownership rate	88.7%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	La Porte City
Population	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)	2,743 → 2,170 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)	$60,298 → $62,750 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)	$120,100 → $146,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)	$650 → $802 (+23.4%)

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

La Porte City

Population

2,7432,170

Median household income

$60,298$62,750

Median home value

$120,100$146,900

Median gross rent

$650$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	La Porte City
Under 5	6.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	8.8%	17.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	8.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.4%
75 and over	5.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	La Porte City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	94.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	La Porte City
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	19.7%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	La Porte City
Drove alone	81.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	6.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	La Porte City
1-unit, detached	85.9%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	8.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	La Porte City
Poverty rate	4.6%	11.5%
Average household size	2.72	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1977	1960