Hudson vs Lenoir

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

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

Lenoir has the higher population (18,282 vs 3,777 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($61,600 vs $48,889 in Lenoir). Hudson has the higher median home value ($196,200 vs $165,200 in Lenoir).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Lenoir
Population	3,777	18,282
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,600	$48,889
Median home value	$196,200	$165,200
Median gross rent	$752	$671
Housing units	1,621	8,602
Homeownership rate	83.1%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Lenoir
Population	3,701 → 3,777 (+2.1%)	17,879 → 18,282 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$40,842 → $61,600 (+50.8%)	$36,755 → $48,889 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$150,500 → $196,200 (+30.4%)	$111,300 → $165,200 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $752 (+21.7%)	$626 → $671 (+7.2%)

Hudson

Population

3,7013,777

Median household income

$40,842$61,600

Median home value

$150,500$196,200

Median gross rent

$618$752

Lenoir

Population

17,87918,282

Median household income

$36,755$48,889

Median home value

$111,300$165,200

Median gross rent

$626$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Lenoir
Under 5	2.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.6%
75 and over	10.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Lenoir
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	70.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Lenoir
No high school diploma	13.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	30.7%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Lenoir
Drove alone	70.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	21.8%	11.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Lenoir
1-unit, detached	84.3%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Lenoir
Poverty rate	17.5%	12.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1980	1973