Hudson Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,005 at the 2020 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Lake Travis is located near Hudson Bend
Hudson Bend is located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Austin on Lake Travis.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 4.0 square miles (10.3 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km<sup>2</sup>) (40.27%) is water.
Demographics
Hudson Bend first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2,153
|2,386
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |2,689
|90.88%
|80.04%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |67.14%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3
|20
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |80
|0.13%
|0.67%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |2.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|15
|8
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |14
|0.63%
|0.27%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.35%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|12
|87
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |200
|0.51%
|2.92%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |4.99%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|5
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |2
|0.00%
|0.17%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.05%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|3
|5
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |13
|0.13%
|0.17%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.32%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|23
|63
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |163
|0.97%
|2.11%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |4.07%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|160
|407
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |844
|6.75%
|13.65%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |21.07%
|-
|Total
|2,369
|2,981
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |4,005
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style="background: #ffffe6;" |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Hudson Bend had a population of 4,005. The median age was 47.5 years. 16.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.0 males age 18 and over.
99.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,846 households in Hudson Bend, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.0% were married-couple households, 22.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
- The zoned elementary school is Lake Travis Elementary School in Lakeway
- The zoned middle school is Hudson Bend Middle School
- All LTISD students are assigned to Lake Travis High School
Public library
The Lake Travis Community Library (LTCL) in Lakeway serves Hudson Bend. It originally opened in Lake Travis High School in 1985. Area voters approved the creation of the library district serving the library was created in May 2004. Haythem Dawlett donated the land for the library in March 2011, and the library moved into the current location in February 2013.