Highland vs Hobart

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

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

Hobart has the higher population (29,646 vs 23,749 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($76,219 vs $71,680 in Hobart). Highland has the higher median home value ($219,500 vs $203,400 in Hobart).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Hobart
Population	23,749	29,646
Median age	44.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,219	$71,680
Median home value	$219,500	$203,400
Median gross rent	$1,202	$1,174
Housing units	10,791	12,818
Homeownership rate	77.2%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Hobart
Population	22,581 → 23,749 (+5.2%)	28,049 → 29,646 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$67,281 → $76,219 (+13.3%)	$58,829 → $71,680 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$161,100 → $219,500 (+36.3%)	$142,700 → $203,400 (+42.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,106 → $1,202 (+8.7%)	$954 → $1,174 (+23.1%)

Highland

Population

22,58123,749

Median household income

$67,281$76,219

Median home value

$161,100$219,500

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,202

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)

	Highland	Hobart
Under 5	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.8%
75 and over	9.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Hobart
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	65.6%
Black or African American	9.5%	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Hobart
No high school diploma	6.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	29.8%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Hobart
Drove alone	83.7%	89.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.4%
Public transit	2.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	3.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Hobart
1-unit, detached	70.2%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	16.6%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Hobart
Poverty rate	9.7%	13.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1966	1972