Hobson City vs Nances Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Hobson City and Nances Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Hobson City and Nances Creek are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hobson City has the higher population (962 vs 447 in Nances Creek). Nances Creek has the higher median home value ($220,800 vs $100,000 in Hobson City). Since 2019, Hobson City's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -6.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
Population	962	447
Median age	36.0 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,769	—
Median home value	$100,000	$220,800
Median gross rent	$407	—
Housing units	421	242
Homeownership rate	61.5%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
Population	755 → 962 (+27.4%)	476 → 447 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$34,286 → $35,769 (+4.3%)	$54,357 → $115,299 (+112.1%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $100,000 (+9.4%)	$114,900 → $220,800 (+92.2%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $407 (-43.2%)	—

Hobson City

Population

755962

Median household income

$34,286$35,769

Median home value

$91,400$100,000

Median gross rent

$716$407

Nances Creek

Population

476447

Median household income

$54,357$115,299

Median home value

$114,900$220,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
Under 5	4.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	27.2%	5.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	4.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.8%	16.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	25.7%
65 to 74	7.0%	36.5%
75 and over	1.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	91.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
No high school diploma	15.0%	15.1%
High school graduate	42.1%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
Drove alone	72.1%	68.8%
Carpooled	11.4%	15.1%
Public transit	4.7%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	16.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
1-unit, detached	71.0%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Hobson City	Nances Creek
Poverty rate	27.2%	20.8%
Average household size	2.99	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1973	1950