Hudsonville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,708 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Hudsonville is the 148th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hudsonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hudsonville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hudsonville who work in office and administrative support (13.92%), management occupations (13.03%), and teaching (10.67%). Of important note, Hudsonville is also a city of artists. Hudsonville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hudsonville’s character. Also of interest is that Hudsonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Hudsonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.73% 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. Because of many things, Hudsonville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hudsonville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hudsonville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Hudsonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Hudsonville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.88% of adults in Hudsonville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Hudsonville in 2022 was $31,808, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,232 for a family of four. However, Hudsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hudsonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hudsonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hudsonville include Dutch, German, Italian, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Hudsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Polish.
