East Merrimack vs Hudson

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

East Merrimack and Hudson are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hudson has the higher population (7,105 vs 4,872 in East Merrimack). Hudson has the higher median household income ($88,193 vs $82,829 in East Merrimack). Hudson has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $267,900 in East Merrimack).

Population, income & housing

	East Merrimack	Hudson
Population	4,872	7,105
Median age	41.8 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$82,829	$88,193
Median home value	$267,900	$330,700
Median gross rent	$1,780	$1,561
Housing units	2,590	3,257
Homeownership rate	67.4%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Merrimack	Hudson
Population	4,449 → 4,872 (+9.5%)	7,486 → 7,105 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$50,475 → $82,829 (+64.1%)	$77,628 → $88,193 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$173,200 → $267,900 (+54.7%)	$237,000 → $330,700 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,780 (+35.8%)	$1,177 → $1,561 (+32.6%)

East Merrimack

Population

4,4494,872

Median household income

$50,475$82,829

Median home value

$173,200$267,900

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,780

Hudson

Population

7,4867,105

Median household income

$77,628$88,193

Median home value

$237,000$330,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,561

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Merrimack	Hudson
Under 5	3.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	10.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	22.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	18.1%
65 to 74	13.7%	12.0%
75 and over	7.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Merrimack	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Merrimack	Hudson
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	22.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Merrimack	Hudson
Drove alone	72.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Merrimack	Hudson
1-unit, detached	18.2%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	32.9%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	13.3%
20 or more units	23.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	East Merrimack	Hudson
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.6%
Average household size	1.92	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1984	1972