Hudson County vs Middlesex County

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

Hudson County and Middlesex County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Middlesex County has the higher population (861,535 vs 710,478 in Hudson County). Middlesex County has the higher median household income ($109,028 vs $90,032 in Hudson County). Hudson County has the higher median home value ($508,600 vs $439,300 in Middlesex County).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
Population	710,478	861,535
Median age	35.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$90,032	$109,028
Median home value	$508,600	$439,300
Median gross rent	$1,811	$1,810
Housing units	317,032	316,633
Homeownership rate	31.2%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.9%	45.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
Population	670,046 → 710,478 (+6.0%)	825,920 → 861,535 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$71,189 → $90,032 (+26.5%)	$89,533 → $109,028 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$378,000 → $508,600 (+34.6%)	$344,100 → $439,300 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,391 → $1,811 (+30.2%)	$1,469 → $1,810 (+23.2%)

Hudson County

Population

670,046710,478

Median household income

$71,189$90,032

Median home value

$378,000$508,600

Median gross rent

$1,391$1,811

Middlesex County

Population

825,920861,535

Median household income

$89,533$109,028

Median home value

$344,100$439,300

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
Under 5	6.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	20.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	9.4%
75 and over	5.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	38.8%
Black or African American	10.8%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	16.3%	25.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	40.7%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
No high school diploma	12.1%	10.7%
High school graduate	22.7%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
Drove alone	34.0%	63.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.2%
Public transit	32.2%	6.3%
Walked	6.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.3%	16.1%
Other means	2.1%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
1-unit, detached	9.4%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	32.2%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	14.2%
20 or more units	34.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hudson County	Middlesex County
Poverty rate	14.8%	8.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	36	32
Median year structure built	1965	1973