Hobart vs Margaretville

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

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

Margaretville has the higher population (651 vs 410 in Hobart). Hobart has the higher median household income ($62,813 vs $36,411 in Margaretville). Margaretville has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $142,600 in Hobart).

Population, income & housing

	Hobart	Margaretville
Population	410	651
Median age	46.5 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$36,411
Median home value	$142,600	$192,400
Median gross rent	$723	$1,029
Housing units	216	391
Homeownership rate	61.8%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobart	Margaretville
Population	383 → 410 (+7.0%)	553 → 651 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $62,813 (+15.5%)	$49,773 → $36,411 (-26.8%)
Median home value	$126,800 → $142,600 (+12.5%)	$171,100 → $192,400 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $723 (+16.8%)	$760 → $1,029 (+35.4%)

Hobart

Population

383410

Median household income

$54,375$62,813

Median home value

$126,800$142,600

Median gross rent

$619$723

Margaretville

Population

553651

Median household income

$49,773$36,411

Median home value

$171,100$192,400

Median gross rent

$760$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobart	Margaretville
Under 5	1.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	4.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	23.2%	15.5%
55 to 64	11.7%	19.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	9.2%
75 and over	12.0%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobart	Margaretville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	58.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	37.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobart	Margaretville
No high school diploma	13.8%	20.9%
High school graduate	37.2%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobart	Margaretville
Drove alone	61.0%	63.2%
Carpooled	22.5%	4.3%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	27.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobart	Margaretville
1-unit, detached	58.3%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Hobart	Margaretville
Poverty rate	15.1%	20.8%
Average household size	2.37	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1938	1954