Hobart, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

29,558

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.5

2.33% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10%

24.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,160

4.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$215,200

Population & Diversity

Hobart, IN is home to a population of 29.6k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.56% of Hobart, IN residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2024, there were 4.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.3k people) in Hobart, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Hobart, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hobart, IN was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hobart, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hobart, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.3k ± 998
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.24k ± 950
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.5k ± 496

16.7%

Hispanic Population

4.95k people

16.7% of the people in Hobart, IN are hispanic (4.95k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hobart, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

4.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.35k people

4.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.31k people

As of 2024, 4.56% of Hobart, IN residents (1.35k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hobart, IN was 4.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hobart, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
454 ± 243
Vietnam
421 ± 180
Gulf War (1990s)
121 ± 83

Hobart, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hobart, IN.

Economy

The economy of Hobart, IN employs 14.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hobart, IN were Manufacturing (2,596 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,506 people), and Retail Trade (2,269 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($86,250), Utilities ($83,824), and Manufacturing ($76,250).

Employment

Occupations

14.8k

2024 Value

± 1,231

0.861%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hobart, IN grew at a rate of 0.861%, from 14.6k employees to 14.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hobart, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,535 people), Management Occupations (1,521 people), and Production Occupations (1,452 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hobart, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14.8k

2024 Value

± 1,231

0.861%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hobart, IN grew at a rate of 0.861%, from 14.6k employees to 14.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hobart, IN, are Manufacturing (2,596 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,506 people), and Retail Trade (2,269 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hobart, IN, though some of these residents may live in Hobart, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,433

Median earning men ± $6,603

$33,382

Median earning women ± $3,802

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($97,105), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,979), and Manufacturing ($80,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($60,893), Public Administration ($44,848), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,205).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hobart, IN was $215,200 in 2024, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $203,400 to $215,200, a 5.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hobart, IN is 69.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hobart, IN have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hobart, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,705

$8,494

Median Property Taxes

±$792

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hobart, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hobart, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.5% of the housing units in Hobart, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hobart, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,160

Median Household Income

± $7,447

12.2k

Number of Households

± 1,045

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.2k households in Hobart, IN grew to $75,160 from the previous year's value of $71,680.

The following chart displays the households in Hobart, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hobart, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (89.1%)
Carpooled (5.28%)
Worked At Home (3.86%)

In 2024, 89.1% of workers in Hobart, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.28%) and those who worked at home (3.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hobart, IN have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Hobart, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hobart, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hobart, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hobart, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hobart, IN (2.94k out of 29.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hobart, IN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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