Hudson vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (66,947 vs 2,614 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $56,344 in Waterloo). Hudson has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $150,200 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Waterloo
Population	2,614	66,947
Median age	41.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$119,327	$56,344
Median home value	$234,500	$150,200
Median gross rent	$1,082	$896
Housing units	1,015	32,170
Homeownership rate	88.7%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Waterloo
Population	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)	67,912 → 66,947 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)	$47,327 → $56,344 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)	$117,400 → $150,200 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)	$765 → $896 (+17.1%)

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

Waterloo

Population

67,91266,947

Median household income

$47,327$56,344

Median home value

$117,400$150,200

Median gross rent

$765$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Waterloo
Under 5	6.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	19.1%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.0%
75 and over	5.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	67.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Waterloo
No high school diploma	1.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	19.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Waterloo
Drove alone	81.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.0%	7.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	85.9%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	11.4%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Waterloo
Poverty rate	4.6%	16.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1977	1961