Hudson is a somewhat small city located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,790 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hudson is the 283rd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Hudson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Of important note, Hudson is also a city of artists. Hudson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hudson’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Hudson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Despite the fact that it is a small city, Hudson has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the train - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.

The citizens of Hudson are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.96% of adults in Hudson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hudson in 2022 was $48,684, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,736 for a family of four. However, Hudson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hudson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hudson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hudson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hudson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

In addition, Hudson has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.34%).

The most common language spoken in Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.