Hobson City, AL

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2022 Population

978

3.27% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.4

10.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

21.1%

6.05% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$46,346

27.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$96,500

10% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hobson City, AL had a population of 978 people with a median age of 37.4 and a median household income of $46,346. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hobson City, AL grew from 947 to 978, a 3.27% increase and its median household income grew from $36,250 to $46,346, a 27.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hobson City, AL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (90.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (6.75%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.76%), White (Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Hobson City, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Hobson City, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hobson City, AL was $96,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.3%.

Most people in Hobson City, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Hobson City, AL was 2 cars per household.

United States Alabama Calhoun County, AL Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Calhoun County PUMA, AL

Population & Diversity

Hobson City, AL is home to a population of 978 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0% of Hobson City, AL residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2022, there were 13.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (885 people) in Hobson City, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 66 White (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Hobson City, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hobson City, AL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hobson City, AL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
885 ± 368
White (Non-Hispanic)
66 ± 41
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
27 ± 33.6

Hispanic Population

0 people

0% of the people in Hobson City, AL are hispanic (0 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hobson City, AL as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
23 ± 26
Vietnam
7 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
3 ± 19

Hobson City, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 3.29 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hobson City, AL employs 453 people. The largest industries in Hobson City, AL are Manufacturing (90 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (55 people), and Construction (53 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($61,250), Educational Services ($41,429), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,952).

Employment

Occupations

453

2022 Value

± 158

10.8%

1 Year growth

± 46.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hobson City, AL grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 409 employees to 453 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hobson City, AL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (62 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (59 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (58 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hobson City, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

453

2022 Value

± 158

10.8%

1 Year growth

± 46.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hobson City, AL grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 409 employees to 453 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hobson City, AL, are Manufacturing (90 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (55 people), and Construction (53 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hobson City, AL, though some of these residents may live in Hobson City, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$25,927

Median earning men ± $4,263

$31,607

Median earning women ± $11,211

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,063), and Retail Trade ($33,889).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,893), Manufacturing ($34,500), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($20,096).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hobson City, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.08%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hobson City, AL was $96,500 in 2022, which is 0.342 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $87,700 to $96,500, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Hobson City, AL is 73.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hobson City, AL have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hobson City, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$96,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$60,285

$239

Median Property Taxes

±$104

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 Hobson City, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.3%

Homeownership

2022

71.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.3% of the housing units in Hobson City, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hobson City, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Hobson City, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$46,346

Median Household Income

± $28,704

326

Number of Households

± 109

In 2022, the median household income of the 326 households in Hobson City, AL grew to $46,346 from the previous year's value of $36,250.

The following chart displays the households in Hobson City, AL 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hobson City, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (68%)
Carpooled (18.1%)
Public Transit (4.86%)

In 2022, 68% of workers in Hobson City, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.86%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hobson City, AL have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.457% of the workforce in Hobson City, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hobson City, AL (205 out of 971 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hobson City, AL is Black, followed by Two Or More and White.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

87.2% of the population of Hobson City, AL has health coverage, with 25.7% on employee plans, 35.5% on Medicaid, 6.03% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Calhoun County, AL see 1669 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.83% increase from the previous year (1623 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1526 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 670 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,669 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Calhoun County, AL

Primary care physicians in Calhoun County, AL see an average of 1,669 patients per year. This represents a 2.83% increase from the previous year (1,623 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Calhoun County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.2% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 44.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.67% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.8%

Uninsured

25.7%

Employer Coverage

35.5%

Medicaid

6.03%

Medicare

20%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hobson City, AL declined by 8.99% from 14% to 12.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hobson City, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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