Hudson vs Lufkin

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

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

Lufkin has the higher population (34,158 vs 5,017 in Hudson). Lufkin has the higher median household income ($56,722 vs $51,733 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median home value ($169,000 vs $162,600 in Lufkin).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Lufkin
Population	5,017	34,158
Median age	32.4 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,733	$56,722
Median home value	$169,000	$162,600
Median gross rent	$1,131	$1,043
Housing units	2,233	14,397
Homeownership rate	38.1%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Lufkin
Population	4,964 → 5,017 (+1.1%)	35,465 → 34,158 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$50,405 → $51,733 (+2.6%)	$48,588 → $56,722 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$138,100 → $169,000 (+22.4%)	$116,800 → $162,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $1,131 (+39.5%)	$856 → $1,043 (+21.8%)

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

Lufkin

Population

35,46534,158

Median household income

$48,588$56,722

Median home value

$116,800$162,600

Median gross rent

$856$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Lufkin
Under 5	10.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	21.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	8.2%
75 and over	4.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Lufkin
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	42.7%
Black or African American	19.6%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	33.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Lufkin
No high school diploma	9.3%	16.0%
High school graduate	32.5%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Lufkin
Drove alone	85.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Lufkin
1-unit, detached	48.1%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	3.3%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	36.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Lufkin
Poverty rate	8.5%	19.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	2002	1980