Hobson vs Malcolm

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

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

Malcolm has the higher population (305 vs 156 in Hobson). Since 2019, Hobson's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -13.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson	Malcolm
Population	156	305
Median age	49.1 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median home value	$195,500	—
Housing units	59	120
Homeownership rate	100.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	19.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson	Malcolm
Population	156 → 156 (+0.0%)	354 → 305 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$121,667 → $126,842 (+4.3%)	—
Median home value	$145,100 → $195,500 (+34.7%)	$45,000 → $45,100 (+0.2%)

Hobson

Population

156156

Median household income

$121,667$126,842

Median home value

$145,100$195,500

Malcolm

Population

354305

Median home value

$45,000$45,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson	Malcolm
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	41.3%
18 to 24	14.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	37.0%
45 to 54	28.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	21.6%
65 to 74	16.0%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson	Malcolm
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	100.0%
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+

	Hobson	Malcolm
No high school diploma	0.0%	63.1%
High school graduate	26.3%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	64.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson	Malcolm
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)

	Hobson	Malcolm
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

	Hobson	Malcolm
Poverty rate	0.0%	100.0%
Average household size	2.64	4.62
Median year structure built	2001	—