Hobson vs Raynesford

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

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

Hobson has the higher population (145 vs 41 in Raynesford). Raynesford has the higher median household income ($94,688 vs $34,750 in Hobson). Raynesford has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $112,500 in Hobson).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson	Raynesford
Population	145	41
Median age	66.4 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,750	$94,688
Median home value	$112,500	$245,000
Median gross rent	$619	—
Housing units	93	11
Homeownership rate	85.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson	Raynesford
Population	234 → 145 (-38.0%)	42 → 41 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $34,750 (-4.1%)	$130,000 → $94,688 (-27.2%)
Median home value	$111,500 → $112,500 (+0.9%)	$137,500 → $245,000 (+78.2%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $619 (+2.5%)	—

Hobson

Population

234145

Median household income

$36,250$34,750

Median home value

$111,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$604$619

Raynesford

Population

4241

Median household income

$130,000$94,688

Median home value

$137,500$245,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson	Raynesford
Under 5	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	26.8%
25 to 34	1.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.1%	24.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	23.4%	4.9%
75 and over	28.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson	Raynesford
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	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	8.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobson	Raynesford
No high school diploma	6.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.8%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson	Raynesford
Drove alone	66.7%	22.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	50.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.8%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	22.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobson	Raynesford
1-unit, detached	81.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hobson	Raynesford
Poverty rate	18.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.96	3.73
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1955	1938