Hobart vs Schererville

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

Hobart and Schererville 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 29,627 in Schererville). Schererville has the higher median household income ($86,020 vs $71,680 in Hobart). Schererville has the higher median home value ($294,600 vs $203,400 in Hobart).

Population, income & housing

	Hobart	Schererville
Population	29,646	29,627
Median age	38.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,680	$86,020
Median home value	$203,400	$294,600
Median gross rent	$1,174	$1,224
Housing units	12,818	12,398
Homeownership rate	70.2%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobart	Schererville
Population	28,049 → 29,646 (+5.7%)	28,590 → 29,627 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$58,829 → $71,680 (+21.8%)	$72,035 → $86,020 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $203,400 (+42.5%)	$222,400 → $294,600 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$954 → $1,174 (+23.1%)	$973 → $1,224 (+25.8%)

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

Schererville

Population

28,59029,627

Median household income

$72,035$86,020

Median home value

$222,400$294,600

Median gross rent

$973$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobart	Schererville
Under 5	5.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	12.5%
75 and over	5.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobart	Schererville
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	69.6%
Black or African American	14.0%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobart	Schererville
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobart	Schererville
Drove alone	89.9%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.4%	4.7%
Public transit	0.8%	2.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobart	Schererville
1-unit, detached	72.6%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	11.5%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hobart	Schererville
Poverty rate	13.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1972	1988