Hammond vs Hobart

A side-by-side comparison of Hammond and Hobart: population, income, housing, and more.

Hammond and Hobart are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hammond has the higher population (77,098 vs 29,646 in Hobart). Hobart has the higher median household income ($71,680 vs $53,950 in Hammond). Hobart has the higher median home value ($203,400 vs $141,700 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	Hobart
Population	77,098	29,646
Median age	37.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,950	$71,680
Median home value	$141,700	$203,400
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,174
Housing units	32,548	12,818
Homeownership rate	62.5%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	Hobart
Population	76,547 → 77,098 (+0.7%)	28,049 → 29,646 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$46,406 → $53,950 (+16.3%)	$58,829 → $71,680 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $141,700 (+54.5%)	$142,700 → $203,400 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $1,089 (+23.9%)	$954 → $1,174 (+23.1%)

Hammond

Population

76,54777,098

Median household income

$46,406$53,950

Median home value

$91,700$141,700

Median gross rent

$879$1,089

Hobart

Population

28,04929,646

Median household income

$58,829$71,680

Median home value

$142,700$203,400

Median gross rent

$954$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammond	Hobart
Under 5	5.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.8%
75 and over	5.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	Hobart
White (non-Hispanic)	32.3%	65.6%
Black or African American	22.9%	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	Hobart
No high school diploma	16.3%	5.8%
High school graduate	39.7%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	Hobart
Drove alone	75.2%	89.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	5.4%
Public transit	2.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	Hobart
1-unit, detached	73.2%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	16.6%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	Hobart
Poverty rate	19.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1952	1972