Hudson, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hudson, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,302. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HUDSON-NC · Hudson, NC 1 ZIPs · 12,302 pop · #14418/25278 · Caldwell County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,135
  • RANK-MID #14418/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Granite Falls
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,302
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $207,500

Nearest income peer: Granite Falls, NC ( $3,300 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hudson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hudson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hudson, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,302
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,135
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,135 and poverty 15.1% concentrate in 28638.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hudson as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Gastonia is the closest lower-income city and Richfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hudson.

Population concentration

Hudson reads through its lone ZIP, 28638

12,302 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28638 is not the leading code inside Hudson, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Hudson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 201 establishments, 3,076 employees , annual payroll $135,056k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28638 (201 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (38) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Hudson, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Caldwell County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hudson. See the Caldwell County roll-up →

No other city sharing Caldwell County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hudson. Lenoir, Granite Falls and Rhodhiss sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Rhodhiss marks the far end of that range at $26,354, 61% below Hudson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28638 12,302 $67,135 201 235

Hudson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hudson, .