Diboll vs Hudson

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (5,017 vs 4,531 in Diboll). Diboll has the higher median household income ($55,326 vs $51,733 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $82,400 in Diboll).

Population, income & housing

	Diboll	Hudson
Population	4,531	5,017
Median age	40.8 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,326	$51,733
Median home value	$82,400	$169,000
Median gross rent	$704	$1,131
Housing units	1,637	2,233
Homeownership rate	72.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diboll	Hudson
Population	5,266 → 4,531 (-14.0%)	4,964 → 5,017 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $55,326 (+39.2%)	$50,405 → $51,733 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $82,400 (+2.1%)	$138,100 → $169,000 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $704 (+62.6%)	$811 → $1,131 (+39.5%)

Diboll

Population

5,2664,531

Median household income

$39,750$55,326

Median home value

$80,700$82,400

Median gross rent

$433$704

Hudson

Population

4,9645,017

Median household income

$50,405$51,733

Median home value

$138,100$169,000

Median gross rent

$811$1,131

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diboll	Hudson
Under 5	5.2%	10.9%
5 to 17	19.7%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	7.7%	21.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	5.4%
45 to 54	17.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.8%
75 and over	3.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diboll	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	60.2%
Black or African American	28.0%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	42.6%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diboll	Hudson
No high school diploma	23.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	32.5%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diboll	Hudson
Drove alone	85.4%	85.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diboll	Hudson
1-unit, detached	77.2%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	36.8%

Poverty & households

	Diboll	Hudson
Poverty rate	17.5%	8.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1975	2002