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31.32° N · 94.78° W · GEOID 4835228

Hudson

Angelina County, Texas · part of the Lufkin, TX metro

TexasHudson, TXHudsonHudson

The short answer

Hudson is home to 5,104 people. Median household income is $46,406 a year and median rent is $1,114 a month, 28.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $171,700, about 3.7x annual median household income.

The story in Hudson is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.3% to 28.8% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is -1.6% a year, against 5.5% a year in its closest peers.

2OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Hudson scores better than 2% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 395th of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%30
Economy 20%16
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%1
Commute 10%75
Growth 5%37

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,114
18% below the median place
Median household income
$46,406
42% below the median place
Median home value
$171,700
46% below the median place
Unemployment
6.4%
31% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hudson

  • Housing32% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Hudson

Angelina County gains about 2.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,350
Moved out3,157
Net+193

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$56K
Leavers$46K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Angelina County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Angelina County report $56,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$44,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,114 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,584 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $171,700.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 5.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mabank, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$46,497
34% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$56,003
21% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.8%
37% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.8%37% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.2%13% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure2.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$56,00321% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$46,49734% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 28.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Hudson28.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.8%
41% above the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
3% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$32,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Hudson, but easier on the budget

Places that match Hudson on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Mabank, TX8521.7% vs 28.8%n/aCompare
Osceola, AR7822.0% vs 28.8%n/aCompare
Cairo, GA7622.8% vs 28.8%n/aCompare
Lacy-Lakeview, TX7619.3% vs 28.8%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
31.9%
52% below the median place
Median year built1
2003
1% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
62.7%
24% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureHudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,11418% below
Rent to income128.8%41% above
Property tax rate11.4%55% above
Home price to income13.7x3% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,07334% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,41626% below
Median home value1$171,70046% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure3.7%16% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure45.5%12% below
Homeownership131.9%52% below
Renters paying 30%+162.7%24% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,58415% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.8%82% above
Median year built120031% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$46,406
42% below the median place
Income per person1
$25,535
36% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$46,40642% below
Income per person1$25,53536% below
Unemployment1County figure6.4%31% above
Average annual pay4County figure$52,42721% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs4County figure35,61776% below
Poverty rate111.9%11% above
Mean commute121 min16% below
Works from home1County figure5.9%53% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 8.4%, 74% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
8.4%
74% below the median place
Median age1
30.1
23% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.9%
164% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.9% +4%
Household size2.3 −7%
High school or higher90.9% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,1046564th largest
Population change since 202059.7%above (median 1.1%)
Median age130.123% below
Bachelor's or higher18.4%74% below
High school or higher190.9%2% below
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad1County figure8.0%9% below
No health insurance116.9%164% above
Homes with broadband195.9%4% above
05

Life in Hudson

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

41 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Big Thicket National Preserve 88 miles
  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park 107 miles
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 143 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%
Shops35.5 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.8 −56%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.7 +27%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
87.8
185% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.8
56% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
17.0
18% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure41356% above
Public school students11County figure15,649220% above
Students per teacher11County figure13.612% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k7County figure35.517% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure1.856% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure25.727% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site987.8185% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure41215% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 8% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hudson. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
94°F
8% above the median place
Average temperature12
67°F
22% above the median place
Annual precipitation12
52.5 in
20% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureHudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure94°F8% above
January average low12County figure38°F51% above
Average temperature12County figure67°F22% above
Annual precipitation12County figure52.5 in20% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure71.822% below
Hurricane risk13County figure81.315% above
Tornado risk13County figure67.517% below
Wildfire risk13County figure80.531% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.26% above
08

Hudson in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Hudson does better than 30% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 9%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,114/mo (2024)$1,440/mo$1,180 to $1,760/mo+4.4%
Median household income$46,406 (2024)$57,500$49,000 to $68,500+3.7%
Median home value$171,700 (2024)$238,000$173,000 to $328,000+5.6%
Population5,328 (2025)5,6005,370 to 5,840+1.0%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hudson

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cloverleaf, TX$1,155$54,994Compare
South Houston, TX$1,212$53,497Compare
Yoakum, TX$931$46,810Compare
Mojave, CA$1,214$55,660Compare
Mojave, CAYoakum, TXSouth Houston, TXCloverleaf, TXHudson, TXHudsonCloverleafYoakumMojaveHudsonSouth HoustonYoakumMojave

Places built like Hudson

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Hudson performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Hudson, TX28.8%-1.6%/yr9.7%
Mabank, TX21.7%4.7%/yr78.6%Compare
Watford City, ND15.7%6.5%/yr2.6%Compare
Donaldsonville, LA42.0%-1.6%/yr5.2%Compare
Osceola, AR22.0%8.0%/yr-7.3%Compare
Airway Heights, WA26.5%3.6%/yr9.8%Compare
Oak Grove, KY29.1%2.3%/yr-1.3%Compare

Common questions

Is Hudson a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 2 out of 100, better than 2% of the places we rate and 395th of 407 in Texas. 32% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 8 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hudson expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $171,700.

What salary do you need to live in Hudson?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hudson?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cloverleaf, TX, South Houston, TX, Yoakum, TX and Mojave, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hudson with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hudson itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hudson-texas

Citytistics. “Hudson, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hudson-texas/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.