Hudson vs Valatie

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (5,900 vs 1,579 in Valatie). Valatie has the higher median household income ($99,632 vs $55,394 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median home value ($324,400 vs $304,600 in Valatie).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Valatie
Population	5,900	1,579
Median age	40.9 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,394	$99,632
Median home value	$324,400	$304,600
Median gross rent	$1,309	$927
Housing units	3,575	697
Homeownership rate	47.8%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Valatie
Population	6,235 → 5,900 (-5.4%)	1,626 → 1,579 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$39,346 → $55,394 (+40.8%)	$61,953 → $99,632 (+60.8%)
Median home value	$220,800 → $324,400 (+46.9%)	$203,900 → $304,600 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $1,309 (+64.0%)	$741 → $927 (+25.1%)

Hudson

Population

6,2355,900

Median household income

$39,346$55,394

Median home value

$220,800$324,400

Median gross rent

$798$1,309

Valatie

Population

1,6261,579

Median household income

$61,953$99,632

Median home value

$203,900$304,600

Median gross rent

$741$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Valatie
Under 5	4.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	12.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	21.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	14.6%
75 and over	5.4%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Valatie
White (non-Hispanic)	65.3%	86.0%
Black or African American	11.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	12.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.8%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Valatie
No high school diploma	15.1%	8.9%
High school graduate	28.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Valatie
Drove alone	47.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	4.7%
Public transit	6.0%	2.8%
Walked	8.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	6.0%
Other means	6.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Valatie
1-unit, detached	35.6%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	37.5%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	6.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Valatie
Poverty rate	22.1%	3.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1938	1978