Fairford vs Hobson

A side-by-side comparison of Fairford and Hobson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hobson has the higher population (156 vs 155 in Fairford). Fairford has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $195,500 in Hobson). Since 2019, Fairford's population has grown faster (+40.9% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairford	Hobson
Population	155	156
Median age	50.1 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,309	—
Median home value	$218,500	$195,500
Housing units	68	59
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	19.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairford	Hobson
Population	110 → 155 (+40.9%)	156 → 156 (+0.0%)
Median household income	—	$121,667 → $126,842 (+4.3%)
Median home value	—	$145,100 → $195,500 (+34.7%)

Fairford

Population

110155

Hobson

Population

156156

Median household income

$121,667$126,842

Median home value

$145,100$195,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairford	Hobson
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	24.4%
18 to 24	12.3%	14.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	87.7%	28.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairford	Hobson
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	54.2%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairford	Hobson
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.2%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	52.2%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairford	Hobson
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairford	Hobson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairford	Hobson
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	2003	2001