Hobson vs Vinegar Bend

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

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

Vinegar Bend has the higher population (198 vs 156 in Hobson). Since 2019, Hobson's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -48.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson	Vinegar Bend
Population	156	198
Median age	49.1 yrs	62.0 yrs
Median home value	$195,500	—
Housing units	59	167
Homeownership rate	100.0%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	19.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson	Vinegar Bend
Population	156 → 156 (+0.0%)	383 → 198 (-48.3%)
Median household income	$121,667 → $126,842 (+4.3%)	—
Median home value	$145,100 → $195,500 (+34.7%)	$71,800 → $72,900 (+1.5%)

Hobson

Population

156156

Median household income

$121,667$126,842

Median home value

$145,100$195,500

Vinegar Bend

Population

383198

Median home value

$71,800$72,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson	Vinegar Bend
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	28.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	51.5%
65 to 74	16.0%	19.7%
75 and over	0.0%	28.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson	Vinegar Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	39.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	60.1%
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	Vinegar Bend
No high school diploma	0.0%	34.3%
High school graduate	26.3%	1.0%
Some college or associate's	64.2%	64.6%
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	Vinegar Bend
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	Vinegar Bend
1-unit, detached	100.0%	65.9%
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%	34.1%

Poverty & households

	Hobson	Vinegar Bend
Poverty rate	0.0%	51.5%
Average household size	2.64	1.36
Median year structure built	2001	1974