Hobart vs Munster

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

Hobart and Munster 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 23,733 in Munster). Munster has the higher median household income ($105,764 vs $71,680 in Hobart). Munster has the higher median home value ($312,000 vs $203,400 in Hobart).

Population, income & housing

	Hobart	Munster
Population	29,646	23,733
Median age	38.6 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,680	$105,764
Median home value	$203,400	$312,000
Median gross rent	$1,174	$1,480
Housing units	12,818	9,786
Homeownership rate	70.2%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobart	Munster
Population	28,049 → 29,646 (+5.7%)	22,689 → 23,733 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$58,829 → $71,680 (+21.8%)	$84,254 → $105,764 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $203,400 (+42.5%)	$228,400 → $312,000 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$954 → $1,174 (+23.1%)	$1,149 → $1,480 (+28.8%)

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

Munster

Population

22,68923,733

Median household income

$84,254$105,764

Median home value

$228,400$312,000

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobart	Munster
Under 5	5.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	8.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.1%
75 and over	5.9%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobart	Munster
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	70.9%
Black or African American	14.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.5%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobart	Munster
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	40.4%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobart	Munster
Drove alone	89.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	5.9%
Public transit	0.8%	2.7%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.0%	11.6%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobart	Munster
1-unit, detached	72.6%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	9.9%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Hobart	Munster
Poverty rate	13.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1972	1972