Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety99#11/924
Economy73#252/925
Housing3#893/925
Health95#46/925
Healthcare62#354/923
Environment81#172/917
Education75#229/925
Infrastructure79#197/925
Community70#275/925
Leisure & amenities98#22/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Hudson, NY micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Public EV charging ports · high24.8 /10k
98/100New York 10.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Violent crime rate · low65 /100k
97/100New York 368 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2024Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low4.3%
97/100New York 5.9%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Public transit commuters · high2.9%
97/100New York 21.6%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high12.3 /10k
96/100New York 7.5 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high2.0 /10k
96/100New York 0.5 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.510
3/100New York 0.517United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Child care cost burden · high41.3%
5/100New York 37.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · high34.3%
5/100New York 31.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Rent-burdened households · high57.3%
6/100New York 52.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Dentists · low38 /100k
15/100New York 84 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Primary care physicians · low39 /100k
16/100New York 83 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Homicide rateImproving
2.4 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
44.7% (2015-2019) → 57.3% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Violent crime rateImproving
164 /100k (2019) → 65 /100k (2024)
−60%5 yearsUS 369 /100k → 363 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
27.4 /100k (2021) → 11.9 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−57%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
31.1% (2020 & 2021) → 41.3% (2023 & 2024)
+10 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
79.7% (2015-2019) → 89.7% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Hudson, NY micropolitan area improved on 14 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 5 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Bachelor's++6.7 points32.7% → 39.4%
Homicides−100%2.8 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Suicides−28%17.9 /100k → 12.8 /100k
Real income+39%$62,173 → $86,656
Weekly wage+28%$885 → $1,133

Declined5

Rent / income+6.6 points27.7% → 34.3%
Inequality+0.0440.466 → 0.510
Rent burden+13 points44.7% → 57.3%
Price / income+0.8×3.5× → 4.3×
Pharmacies−7.1%1.8 /10k → 1.7 /10k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Hudson, NY micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	10.4 /10k2020	12.3 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	71%
Average commute time	26.3 min2015-2019	25.7 min2020-2024	−0.6 min	Within the margin of error	79%
Average weekly wage	$8852020	$1,1332025	+28%	Improved	85%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%2015-2019	39.4%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Improved	98%
Broadband subscriptions	79.7%2015-2019	89.7%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	62%
Child poverty rate	15.7%2015-2019	15.1%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Distance to an airport	34 mi2020	34 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	17.9 /100k2020	11.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−34%	Improved	61%
Effective property tax rate	1.61%2015-2019	1.21%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	96%
Firearm deaths	7.3 /100k2020	6.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−12%	Improved	70%
Grocery stores	2.9 /10k2020	3.0 /10k2025	+2.2%	Little change	59%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	+31%	Improved	80%
High school diploma or higher	90.3%2015-2019	91.8%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Home price to income ratio	3.5×2015-2019	4.3×2020-2024	+0.8×	Declined	22%
Homicide rate	2.8 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	95%
Income adjusted for local prices	$62,1732019	$86,6562024	+39%	Improved	89%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4662015-2019	0.5102020-2024	+0.044	Declined	2%
Median household income	$66,7872015-2019	$81,5282020-2024	+22%	Improved	22%
New business applications	9.3 /1k2020	11.5 /1k2025	+24%	Improved	19%
Pharmacies	1.8 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	−7.1%	Declined	52%
Poverty rate	11.6%2015-2019	12.1%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	17%
Public libraries	2.0 /10k2019	2.0 /10k2024	−1.3%	Little change	54%
Public transit commuters	2.6%2015-2019	2.9%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	95%
Rent as share of income	27.7%2015-2019	34.3%2020-2024	+6.6 points	Declined	1%
Rent-burdened households	44.7%2015-2019	57.3%2020-2024	+13 points	Declined	2%
Restaurants and bars	14.8 /10k2020	14.6 /10k2025	−1.2%	Little change	40%
Suicide rate	17.9 /100k2020	12.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−28%	Improved	92%
Traffic deaths	13.2 /100k2015-2019	13.7 /100k2020-2024	+3.8%	Little change	56%
Unemployment rate	6.3%2020	3.3%2025	−3 points	Improved	51%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.9%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Improved	79%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Hudson, NY micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Hudson, NY micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Hudson, NY micropolitan area itself moved −1.3 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

61,100 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

26,627 households (±558)

Hudson, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k15%3,867
$25k–50k18%4,695
$50k–75k15%3,930

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

26,627 households (±558)

Hudson, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Own76%20,315
Rent24%6,312

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.6 points).

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

28,209 workers (±787)

Hudson, NY micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone67%18,802
Carpool7.0%1,985
Public transit2.9%808

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Hudson, NY micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Hudson, NY has 1,819 employer establishments, 300 for every 10,000 residents (1.21× the US rate of 248), with 16,420 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,824. The Census Bureau also counts 7,263 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,819; 7,263 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 300; US 248
Paid employees: 16,420
Average annual pay: $49,824; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Hudson, NY by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	160	26.4	1.71×More than typical	662	$59,556	554
Restaurants and other eating places	144	23.8	1.29×More than typical	1,667	$26,641	26
Construction of buildings	98	16.2	2.14×More than typical	380	$51,379	256
Ambulatory health care services	88	14.5	0.70×Fewer than typical	777	$56,786	338
Full-service restaurants	85	14	1.83×More than typical	1,078	$29,021	13
Services to buildings and dwellings	82	13.5	2.01×More than typical	188	$55,878	447
Landscaping services	73	12	3.44×More than typical	145	$62,476	254
Building equipment contractors	57	9.4	1.56×More than typical	195	$57,190	83
Lessors of real estate	54	8.9	0.72×Fewer than typical	130	$45,262	835
Building finishing contractors	42	6.9	1.82×More than typical	111	$53,279	228
Management, scientific and technical consulting	41	6.8	1.01×About typical	49	$84,796	347
Limited-service restaurants	39	6.4	0.80×About typical	439	$22,877	7

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 60,607 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.4M on contracts performed in Hudson, NY micropolitan area: $40.30 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.4M; +50% vs FY2025
Per resident: $40.30; US $1,994
Sole-source: 3.3%; US 30%
Single offer: 52%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

National Institutes of Health$1.2M49%
National Park Service$1M42%
Defense Logistics Agency$137.5K5.7%
Health Resources and Services Administration$91.9K3.8%
United States Mint$12K0.5%

Top recipients

TACONIC BIOSCIENCES, INC.$1.2M49%
ARK CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC$688.7K28%
AI ADVANCE SOLUTIONS LLC$155.7K6.4%
ATMOST REFRIGERATION COMPANY, INC.$137.5K5.7%
EYEMATS LIMITED$81.1K3.3%

Spending by fiscal year

2.5MFY2017
2.2MFY2018
2.3MFY2019
1.1MFY2020
1.1MFY2021
978.2KFY2022
1.6MFY2023
963.5K

Top industries (NAICS)

Other animal production · 1129$1.2M49%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$688.7K28%
Fabric mills · 3132$155.7K6.4%
Industrial machinery manufacturing · 3332$120.8K5.0%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$91.9K3.8%
Building finishing contractors · 2383

Largest awards

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MURINE PATHOGEN-FREE MOUSE BREEDING FACILITY.$2.4M
TACONIC BIOSCIENCES, INC.· Columbia County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 10, 2025 – Dec 10, 2025· 75N93025F00001
MAVA- HVAC CONSTRUCTION$688.7K
ARK CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC· Columbia County, NY· Construction & real property· Aug 26, 2026 – Aug 26, 2026· 140P4526F0015
0002 MAVA REPLACE FIRST FLOOR CARPETING$155.7K
AI ADVANCE SOLUTIONS LLC· Columbia County, NY· Facilities & utilities· Apr 24, 2026 – Apr 24, 2026· 140P4526P0004
BARRIER REARED RODENTS AND ANIMAL SERVICES

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $449.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Hudson, NY micropolitan area: $7,467 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $449.3M; −6.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,467; US $12,955
Loan face value: $19.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$341.2M76%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$33.7M7.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$21.8M4.8%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$17M3.8%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$8.8M2.0%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$5.5M1.2%
81.135 · Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy$2.8M0.6%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$2.3M0.5%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEW YORK$5.3M1.2%
ALBANY, NY
TRANSMUTEX U.S.A., INC.$2.8M0.6%
HUDSON, NY
COLUMBIA-GREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE$2.3M0.5%
HUDSON, NY
COUNTY OF COLUMBIA$2M0.5%
HUDSON, NY
COLUMBIA OPPORTUNITIES, INCORPORATED$1.3M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$405.5M90%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$19.8M4.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Railroad Retirement Board$5.5M1.2%
Federal Highway Administration$5.3M1.2%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency$3.1M0.7%

Assistance by fiscal year

384MFY2021
393.3MFY2022
417.9MFY2023
444.7MFY2024
479.9MFY2025
449.3MFY2026

County aggregates

96%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Hudson, NY

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Columbia CountyCentral county8860,168

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

HudsonPrincipal city5,865

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in New York

Areas based in New York, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Hudson, NY micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Hudson, NY

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in New York

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved14

Declined5

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought