Hudson, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 7,524. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,145 (-5.0% change)
Males: 3,884 (51.6%), Females: 3,640 (48.4%)
Columbia County
Zip code: 12534
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $24,279
Median house value: $74,900
Population by Race
Races in Hudson:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.7%)
- Black (24.0%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.4%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (13.7%), Irish (12.1%), German (10.6%), Polish (8.3%), Dutch (5.3%), English (3.8%).
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hudson
- High school or higher: 60.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hudson city
- Never married: 36.8%
- Now married: 36.3%
- Separated: 6.2%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 9.6%
10.5% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 3.6% Asia, 2.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -563 (-7.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hudson:
- COLUMBIA GREENE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; CATSKILL, NY)
- NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; RHINEBECK, NY)
- BENEDICTINE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; KINGSTON, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hudson:
- ALBANY INTL (about 34 miles; ALBANY, NY; Abbreviation: ALB)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 45 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Abbreviation: POU)
- STEWART INT’L (about 57 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hudson:
- COLUMBIA COUNTY (about 7 miles; HUDSON, NY; Abbreviation: 1B1)
- GREEN ACRES (about 9 miles; LIVINGSTON, NY; Abbreviation: 1A1)
- KLINE KILL (about 13 miles; GHENT, NY; Abbreviation: NY1)
Amtrak station:
HUDSON (69 S. FRONT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
College/University in Hudson:
- COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,075; Location: 4400 RTE 23; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hudson:
- EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,096)
- THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 30 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,116)
- SUNY AT ALBANY (about 31 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 14,168)
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,001)
- CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 34 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,028)
- VASSAR COLLEGE (about 34 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 35 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,150)
Schools
Public high school in Hudson:
- HUDSON HS (Students: 637; Location: HARRY HOWARD AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hudson:
- HUDSON MS (Students: 735; Location: 102 HARRY HOWARD AVE; Grades: 05 – 08)
- JOHN L. EDWARDS SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 360 STATE ST; Grades: PK – 02)
- GREENPORT SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 158 UNION TPKE; Grades: 03 – 04)
- HUDSON CORR FACIL (Students: 2; Location: EAST COURT ST; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Hudson:
- HUDSON AREA ASSOCIATION LIBRARY (Operating income: $125,947; Location: 400 STATE STREET; 36,705 books; 368 audio materials; 251 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)