Hudson vs Nashua

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

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

Nashua has the higher population (91,131 vs 7,105 in Hudson). Nashua has the higher median household income ($92,457 vs $88,193 in Hudson). Nashua has the higher median home value ($373,100 vs $330,700 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Nashua
Population	7,105	91,131
Median age	46.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,193	$92,457
Median home value	$330,700	$373,100
Median gross rent	$1,561	$1,652
Housing units	3,257	38,462
Homeownership rate	76.8%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Nashua
Population	7,486 → 7,105 (-5.1%)	88,815 → 91,131 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$77,628 → $88,193 (+13.6%)	$74,995 → $92,457 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$237,000 → $330,700 (+39.5%)	$267,900 → $373,100 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,561 (+32.6%)	$1,281 → $1,652 (+29.0%)

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

Nashua

Population

88,81591,131

Median household income

$74,995$92,457

Median home value

$267,900$373,100

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Nashua
Under 5	1.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	18.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	9.8%
75 and over	7.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Nashua
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	71.4%
Black or African American	4.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Nashua
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.7%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Nashua
Drove alone	79.1%	72.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.7%	15.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Nashua
1-unit, detached	58.7%	44.7%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	14.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Nashua
Poverty rate	4.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1972	1974