Canton vs Hudson

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

Canton and Hudson are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Canton has the higher population (3,060 vs 405 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $65,500 in Canton). Canton has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $113,500 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Hudson
Population	3,060	405
Median age	43.1 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,500	$70,000
Median home value	$191,000	$113,500
Median gross rent	$693	—
Housing units	1,551	207
Homeownership rate	68.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Hudson
Population	3,447 → 3,060 (-11.2%)	380 → 405 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$62,045 → $65,500 (+5.6%)	$59,028 → $70,000 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$129,300 → $191,000 (+47.7%)	$74,300 → $113,500 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $693 (+7.6%)	—

Canton

Population

3,4473,060

Median household income

$62,045$65,500

Median home value

$129,300$191,000

Median gross rent

$644$693

Hudson

Population

380405

Median household income

$59,028$70,000

Median home value

$74,300$113,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Hudson
Under 5	4.4%	1.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	11.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	3.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	5.9%
55 to 64	15.2%	28.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	15.3%
75 and over	14.4%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Hudson
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Hudson
Drove alone	74.9%	90.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	5.4%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	2.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Hudson
1-unit, detached	78.6%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Hudson
Poverty rate	6.6%	15.3%
Average household size	2.08	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1965	1950