Hobson vs St. Stephens

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

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

St. Stephens has the higher population (350 vs 156 in Hobson). Hobson has the higher median home value ($195,500 vs $127,900 in St. Stephens). Since 2019, Hobson's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -20.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson	St. Stephens
Population	156	350
Median age	49.1 yrs	60.8 yrs
Median home value	$195,500	$127,900
Housing units	59	135
Homeownership rate	100.0%	94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	19.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson	St. Stephens
Population	156 → 156 (+0.0%)	441 → 350 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$121,667 → $126,842 (+4.3%)	$43,780 → $50,042 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$145,100 → $195,500 (+34.7%)	$104,200 → $127,900 (+22.7%)

Hobson

Population

156156

Median household income

$121,667$126,842

Median home value

$145,100$195,500

St. Stephens

Population

441350

Median household income

$43,780$50,042

Median home value

$104,200$127,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson	St. Stephens
Under 5	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	24.4%	4.0%
18 to 24	14.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	18.6%
45 to 54	28.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	16.0%	30.0%
75 and over	0.0%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson	St. Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	32.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	67.1%
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	St. Stephens
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	26.3%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	64.2%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson	St. Stephens
Drove alone	100.0%	24.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	75.8%
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	St. Stephens
1-unit, detached	100.0%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.5%
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%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Hobson	St. Stephens
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.59
Median year structure built	2001	1977