Hudson, Pennsylvania
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Population in 2010: 1,443.
Males: 796 | (55.2%) |
Females: 647 | (44.8%) |
March 2022 cost of living index in Hudson: 95.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.6%
(6.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 63.5% for Black residents, 43.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 57.6% for other race residents, 1.4% for two or more races residents)
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Ancestries: Italian (26.0%), German (15.0%), Polish (11.3%), Turkish (9.8%), Russian (7.1%), Irish (6.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
157 residents are foreign born (4.6% Latin America, 3.3% Asia, 2.4% Europe).
This place: | 10.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 7.3% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,003 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,708 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA
(12.9 miles
, pop. 76,415).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ
(93.9 miles
, pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA
(95.5 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 41.27 N, Longitude: 75.84 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 570
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here: | 3.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 2.9% |
Tornado activity:
Hudson-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/2/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.5 miles away from the Hudson place center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.
On 7/4/1960, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hudson-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 258.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 200.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from Hudson center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 248.8 miles away from Hudson center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 237.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 246.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Luzerne County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Hudson:
- MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; PLAINS, PA)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE WILKES-BARRE (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; WILKES-BARRE, PA)
- MEDICAL HOME CARE CORP (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- AMEDYSIS HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-EAST MOUNTAIN (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; WILKES-BARRE, PA)
- WESLEY VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; PITTSTON, PA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hudson:
- King's College (about 3 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- Wilkes University (about 4 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
- Misericordia University (about 9 miles; Dallas, PA; FT enrollment: 2,554)
- Luzerne County Community College (about 10 miles; Nanticoke, PA; FT enrollment: 4,724)
- University of Scranton (about 14 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 5,488)
- Marywood University (about 16 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,959)
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 37 miles; Bloomsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 9,452)
Luzerne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:This place: | 2.2 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:This place: | 64.8% |
Whole state: | 65.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:This place: | 5.2% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Hudson:
- Never married: 34.2%
- Now married: 42.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.4%
For population 25 years and over in Hudson:
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)Here: | 11.8 |
Pennsylvania average: | 11.4 |
Religion statistics for Hudson, PA (based on Luzerne County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|
Catholic | 138,000 | 75 |
Mainline Protestant | 31,734 | 142 |
Evangelical Protestant | 12,502 | 108 |
Other | 5,134 | 17 |
Orthodox | 1,667 | 12 |
Black Protestant | 118 | 1 |
None | 131,763 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 65This county: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2This county: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34Luzerne County: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 96Here: | 3.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 294This county: | 9.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: This county: | 9.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: This county: | 27.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
4.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,556 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.53% |
Pennsylvania average: | 5.27% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($67 average AGI)Luzerne County: | 0.02% |
Pennsylvania average: | 0.01% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
3.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,147 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.97% |
Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)Luzerne County: | 0.02% |
Pennsylvania average: | 0.01% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
Strongest AM radio stations in Hudson:
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
- WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hudson:
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Hudson:
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
- W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
- W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 13ft / 4.4mTotal length
- $932,000Total costs
- 61,029Total average daily traffic
- 10,759Total average daily truck traffic
- 75,012Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
4
- Call Sign: KA3VRT, Grant Date: 01/16/1990, Expiration Date: 01/16/2000, Cancellation Date: 03/07/2002, Registrant: Gabriel Homick, 50 Cleveland St, Hudson, PA 18705
- Call Sign: KB3QI, Licensee ID: L00319833, Grant Date: 08/04/1999, Expiration Date: 02/16/2006, Cancellation Date: 03/02/2001, Registrant: George E Wiencek, 24 Union St, Hudson, PA 18705-3919
- Call Sign: N3HXJ, Previous Call Sign: KA3VQS, Licensee ID: L00331054, Grant Date: 02/28/2001, Expiration Date: 03/13/2010, Cancellation Date: 03/14/2012, Registrant: Nicholas J Kozich, 57 Cleveland St, Hudson, PA 18705
- Call Sign: N3WV, Previous Call Sign: KB3QI, Licensee ID: L00319833, Grant Date: 04/12/2021, Expiration Date: 04/12/2031, Certifier: George E Wiencek, Registrant: George E Wiencek, 24 Union St, Hudson, PA 18705-3919
Hudson compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Top Patent Applicants
Total of 1 patent application in 2008-2024.