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Hudson, NY micro area: population growth, jobs and income

The Hudson, NY micro area lost 221 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.4%).

The Hudson, NY micro area had an estimated 60,168 residents in 2025, down 2.1% (1,300 fewer people) since 2020.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Headline numbers

Population, migration, employment, permits, unemployment and income are the figures each agency publishes for the area itself (OMB Bulletin 23-01 delineation; ACS 2016-20 and CBP 2018 use the delineation of their year). IRS migration is the sum of the member counties.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 67 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 16,420 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.5% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Builders were authorized to start 111 new homes in 2025, or 1.8 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $81,528 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +18.6% since 2016–20.

Population growth over five years ranks 11th of 14 New York micro areas and 446th of 538 U.S. micro areas.

IRS tax-return data for 2022-2023 show a net loss of 248 people (the sum of its counties).

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How it ranks

MeasureAmong U.S. micro areas
Population growth446th of 538
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents356th of 538
Private-sector job growth352nd of 495
Median household income49th of 538
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents286th of 534

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment), against areas with a figure for the same period.

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Counties in this micro area

The 1 county of the Hudson, NY micro area: Census population estimates
CountyRoleResidents2025Share of residents2025Change2020–2025Share of the change2020–2025
Columbia County, NYCentral60,168100.0%−1,300 (−2.1%)100%

Census Bureau population estimates (July 1). Shares are of the member counties' total; a share of the change shows only when every county moved the same way. – means no figure for the common period.

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Questions

Is the Hudson, NY micro area growing?

No. Its population fell 2.1% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,300 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates).

How many people moved to the Hudson, NY micro area?

On net, none in 2025: about 67 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the population of the Hudson, NY micro area?

About 60,168 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in the Hudson, NY micro area?

Private employers there had 16,420 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.5% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in the Hudson, NY micro area?

$81,528 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.