Hudson vs Northlakes

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (3,777 vs 1,462 in Northlakes). Northlakes has the higher median household income ($101,461 vs $61,600 in Hudson). Northlakes has the higher median home value ($335,500 vs $196,200 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Northlakes
Population	3,777	1,462
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,600	$101,461
Median home value	$196,200	$335,500
Median gross rent	$752	—
Housing units	1,621	563
Homeownership rate	83.1%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Northlakes
Population	3,701 → 3,777 (+2.1%)	1,509 → 1,462 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$40,842 → $61,600 (+50.8%)	$81,875 → $101,461 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$150,500 → $196,200 (+30.4%)	$210,100 → $335,500 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $752 (+21.7%)	—

Hudson

Population

3,7013,777

Median household income

$40,842$61,600

Median home value

$150,500$196,200

Median gross rent

$618$752

Northlakes

Population

1,5091,462

Median household income

$81,875$101,461

Median home value

$210,100$335,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Northlakes
Under 5	2.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	21.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	2.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	17.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	15.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	15.2%
75 and over	10.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Northlakes
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Northlakes
No high school diploma	13.5%	3.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	41.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Northlakes
Drove alone	70.7%	68.3%
Carpooled	21.8%	18.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Northlakes
1-unit, detached	84.3%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Northlakes
Poverty rate	17.5%	2.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1980	1985