Hudson vs Sawmills

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

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

Sawmills has the higher population (5,027 vs 3,777 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($61,600 vs $56,534 in Sawmills). Hudson has the higher median home value ($196,200 vs $180,500 in Sawmills).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Sawmills
Population	3,777	5,027
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,600	$56,534
Median home value	$196,200	$180,500
Median gross rent	$752	$719
Housing units	1,621	2,390
Homeownership rate	83.1%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Sawmills
Population	3,701 → 3,777 (+2.1%)	5,165 → 5,027 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$40,842 → $61,600 (+50.8%)	$52,951 → $56,534 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$150,500 → $196,200 (+30.4%)	$108,300 → $180,500 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $752 (+21.7%)	$674 → $719 (+6.7%)

Hudson

Population

3,7013,777

Median household income

$40,842$61,600

Median home value

$150,500$196,200

Median gross rent

$618$752

Sawmills

Population

5,1655,027

Median household income

$52,951$56,534

Median home value

$108,300$180,500

Median gross rent

$674$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Sawmills
Under 5	2.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.9%
75 and over	10.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Sawmills
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.7%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Sawmills
No high school diploma	13.5%	19.7%
High school graduate	30.7%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Sawmills
Drove alone	70.7%	84.0%
Carpooled	21.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Sawmills
1-unit, detached	84.3%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.2%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Sawmills
Poverty rate	17.5%	13.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1980	1989