Hudson vs Manchester

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

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

Manchester has the higher population (115,415 vs 7,105 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($88,193 vs $77,415 in Manchester). Manchester has the higher median home value ($336,300 vs $330,700 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Manchester
Population	7,105	115,415
Median age	46.1 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,193	$77,415
Median home value	$330,700	$336,300
Median gross rent	$1,561	$1,465
Housing units	3,257	52,391
Homeownership rate	76.8%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Manchester
Population	7,486 → 7,105 (-5.1%)	112,109 → 115,415 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$77,628 → $88,193 (+13.6%)	$60,711 → $77,415 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$237,000 → $330,700 (+39.5%)	$227,600 → $336,300 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,561 (+32.6%)	$1,135 → $1,465 (+29.1%)

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

Manchester

Population

112,109115,415

Median household income

$60,711$77,415

Median home value

$227,600$336,300

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,465

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Manchester
Under 5	1.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Manchester
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	72.8%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Manchester
No high school diploma	6.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	36.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Manchester
Drove alone	79.1%	74.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.7%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Manchester
1-unit, detached	58.7%	36.2%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	14.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Manchester
Poverty rate	4.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1972	1964