Hudson vs Somerset

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (15,004 vs 3,084 in Somerset). Hudson has the higher median household income ($97,036 vs $76,176 in Somerset). Hudson has the higher median home value ($355,000 vs $271,200 in Somerset).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Somerset
Population	15,004	3,084
Median age	37.6 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$97,036	$76,176
Median home value	$355,000	$271,200
Median gross rent	$1,377	$1,127
Housing units	6,696	1,289
Homeownership rate	66.0%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Somerset
Population	13,795 → 15,004 (+8.8%)	2,789 → 3,084 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $97,036 (+29.4%)	$66,146 → $76,176 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$243,400 → $355,000 (+45.9%)	$172,600 → $271,200 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,167 → $1,377 (+18.0%)	$960 → $1,127 (+17.4%)

Hudson

Population

13,79515,004

Median household income

$75,000$97,036

Median home value

$243,400$355,000

Median gross rent

$1,167$1,377

Somerset

Population

2,7893,084

Median household income

$66,146$76,176

Median home value

$172,600$271,200

Median gross rent

$960$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Somerset
Under 5	5.5%	11.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	13.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	5.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	3.8%
75 and over	9.5%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Somerset
No high school diploma	5.5%	2.2%
High school graduate	20.8%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Somerset
Drove alone	75.9%	73.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.9%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	6.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Somerset
1-unit, detached	49.6%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	20.7%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	21.0%
20 or more units	12.7%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Somerset
Poverty rate	7.3%	10.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1997	2001