Hudson County vs Union County

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

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

Hudson County has the higher population (710,478 vs 572,549 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($100,117 vs $90,032 in Hudson County). Hudson County has the higher median home value ($508,600 vs $488,800 in Union County).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson County	Union County
Population	710,478	572,549
Median age	35.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,032	$100,117
Median home value	$508,600	$488,800
Median gross rent	$1,811	$1,664
Housing units	317,032	211,269
Homeownership rate	31.2%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.9%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson County	Union County
Population	670,046 → 710,478 (+6.0%)	554,033 → 572,549 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$71,189 → $90,032 (+26.5%)	$80,198 → $100,117 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$378,000 → $508,600 (+34.6%)	$367,200 → $488,800 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,391 → $1,811 (+30.2%)	$1,290 → $1,664 (+29.0%)

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

Union County

Population

554,033572,549

Median household income

$80,198$100,117

Median home value

$367,200$488,800

Median gross rent

$1,290$1,664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson County	Union County
Under 5	6.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	20.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.7%
75 and over	5.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	36.3%
Black or African American	10.8%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	40.7%	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson County	Union County
No high school diploma	12.1%	13.7%
High school graduate	22.7%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson County	Union County
Drove alone	34.0%	62.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.3%
Public transit	32.2%	9.6%
Walked	6.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.3%	12.9%
Other means	2.1%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson County	Union County
1-unit, detached	9.4%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	32.2%	24.8%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	7.6%
20 or more units	34.0%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Hudson County	Union County
Poverty rate	14.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1965	1956