Hobson vs McIntosh

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

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

McIntosh has the higher population (198 vs 156 in Hobson). McIntosh has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $195,500 in Hobson). Since 2019, Hobson's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -36.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson	McIntosh
Population	156	198
Median age	49.1 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$81,094
Median home value	$195,500	$206,300
Housing units	59	86
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	19.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson	McIntosh
Population	156 → 156 (+0.0%)	310 → 198 (-36.1%)
Median household income	$121,667 → $126,842 (+4.3%)	$52,344 → $81,094 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$145,100 → $195,500 (+34.7%)	$172,100 → $206,300 (+19.9%)

Hobson

Population

156156

Median household income

$121,667$126,842

Median home value

$145,100$195,500

McIntosh

Population

310198

Median household income

$52,344$81,094

Median home value

$172,100$206,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson	McIntosh
Under 5	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	28.3%
18 to 24	14.7%	2.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.2%
45 to 54	28.8%	5.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	17.2%
65 to 74	16.0%	12.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson	McIntosh
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	31.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	59.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.6%
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	McIntosh
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	26.3%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	64.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson	McIntosh
Drove alone	100.0%	89.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobson	McIntosh
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	McIntosh
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	2001	1975