Hobart

Population: 29,646
Median household income: $71,680
Median home value: $203,400

Hobart is a community in Lake County, Indiana, home to 29,646 residents. At $71,680, its median household income sits in line with Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hobart's population grew 5.7% from 28,049 to 29,646, while its median home value rose 42.5% from $142,700 to $203,400.

Households average 2.46 people. The median gross rent is $1,174.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,646
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,680
Median home value: $203,400
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 12,818
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,04929,646

Median household income

$58,829$71,680

Median home value

$142,700$203,400

Median gross rent

$954$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,049	$58,829	$142,700	$954
2020	28,120	$63,356	$155,900	$979
2021	29,516	$63,168	$164,400	$1,049
2022	29,573	$69,398	$193,500	$1,176
2023	29,646	$71,680	$203,400	$1,174

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,475	5.0%
5 to 17	4,993	16.8%
18 to 24	2,544	8.6%
25 to 34	4,223	14.2%
35 to 44	4,452	15.0%
45 to 54	3,856	13.0%
55 to 64	3,744	12.6%
65 to 74	2,622	8.8%
75 and over	1,737	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,445	65.6%
Black or African American	4,139	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	453	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.1%
Two or more races	542	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,008	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,200	5.8%
High school graduate	8,340	40.4%
Some college or associate's	6,432	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,552	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,110	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone89.9%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,967	89.9%
Carpooled	778	5.4%
Public transit	112	0.8%
Walked	99	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	440	3.0%
Other means	31	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,915	20.8%
15 to 29 min	5,083	36.3%
30 to 44 min	3,335	23.8%
45 to 59 min	1,161	8.3%
60+ min	1,493	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 13.4% (3,914 of 29,315)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,127	59.6%
Nonfamily households	4,840	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,967	93.4%
Vacant	851	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,402	70.2%
Renter-occupied	3,565	29.8%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,304	72.6%
1-unit, attached	411	3.2%
2 to 4 units	312	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2,130	16.6%
20 or more units	550	4.3%
Mobile home & other	111	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1834114
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 41.5135, -87.2764