Hudson vs Raymond

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

Hudson and Raymond 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 843 in Raymond). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $62,813 in Raymond). Hudson has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $210,400 in Raymond).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Raymond
Population	2,614	843
Median age	41.1 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$119,327	$62,813
Median home value	$234,500	$210,400
Median gross rent	$1,082	$1,125
Housing units	1,015	320
Homeownership rate	88.7%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Raymond
Population	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)	691 → 843 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)	$70,156 → $62,813 (-10.5%)
Median home value	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)	$182,100 → $210,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)	$486 → $1,125 (+131.5%)

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

Raymond

Population

691843

Median household income

$70,156$62,813

Median home value

$182,100$210,400

Median gross rent

$486$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Raymond
Under 5	6.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.4%
25 to 34	8.8%	6.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	14.1%
75 and over	5.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Raymond
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	96.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Raymond
No high school diploma	1.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	19.7%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Raymond
Drove alone	81.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	6.8%
Other means	1.1%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Raymond
1-unit, detached	85.9%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	1.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Raymond
Poverty rate	4.6%	2.6%
Average household size	2.72	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1977	1971