Hobson City vs White Plains

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

Hobson City and White Plains 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 895 in White Plains). White Plains has the higher median household income ($59,087 vs $35,769 in Hobson City). Since 2019, Hobson City's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs +5.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson City	White Plains
Population	962	895
Median age	36.0 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,769	$59,087
Median home value	$100,000	—
Median gross rent	$407	—
Housing units	421	331
Homeownership rate	61.5%	97.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	18.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson City	White Plains
Population	755 → 962 (+27.4%)	850 → 895 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$34,286 → $35,769 (+4.3%)	$56,250 → $59,087 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $100,000 (+9.4%)	—
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

White Plains

Population

850895

Median household income

$56,250$59,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson City	White Plains
Under 5	4.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	27.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	1.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	3.6%
35 to 44	13.2%	18.3%
45 to 54	15.8%	27.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	2.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.0%
75 and over	1.7%	19.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson City	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	87.4%
Black or African American	91.0%	10.8%
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%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobson City	White Plains
No high school diploma	15.0%	42.8%
High school graduate	42.1%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson City	White Plains
Drove alone	72.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.4%
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%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobson City	White Plains
1-unit, detached	71.0%	68.9%
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%	31.1%

Poverty & households

	Hobson City	White Plains
Poverty rate	27.2%	0.9%
Average household size	2.99	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	44
Median year structure built	1973	1992