Downsville vs Hobart

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

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

Hobart has the higher population (410 vs 254 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $142,600 in Hobart). Since 2019, Hobart's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs -51.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Hobart
Population	254	410
Median age	55.5 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,813
Median home value	$175,000	$142,600
Median gross rent	—	$723
Housing units	231	216
Homeownership rate	60.0%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Hobart
Population	525 → 254 (-51.6%)	383 → 410 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $42,039 (+14.0%)	$54,375 → $62,813 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $175,000 (+66.2%)	$126,800 → $142,600 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $630 (-2.8%)	$619 → $723 (+16.8%)

Downsville

Population

525254

Median household income

$36,875$42,039

Median home value

$105,300$175,000

Median gross rent

$648$630

Hobart

Population

383410

Median household income

$54,375$62,813

Median home value

$126,800$142,600

Median gross rent

$619$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downsville	Hobart
Under 5	2.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	23.2%
55 to 64	20.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	26.0%	6.6%
75 and over	5.5%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Hobart
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Hobart
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	67.0%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Hobart
Drove alone	84.9%	61.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	15.1%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Hobart
1-unit, detached	81.8%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Hobart
Poverty rate	18.5%	15.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	11	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938