Hobgood

Population: 215
Median household income: $60,250
Median home value: $59,200

Hobgood is a community in Halifax County, North Carolina, home to 215 residents. The median household income of $60,250 is above the Halifax County median ($45,071).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hobgood's population declined 26.1% from 291 to 215, while its median home value fell 5.3% from $62,500 to $59,200.

Owners occupy 84.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 215
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,250
Median home value: $59,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 131
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

291215

Median household income

$30,446$60,250

Median home value

$62,500$59,200

Median gross rent

$746$1,096

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	291	$30,446	$62,500	$746
2020	317	$40,909	$64,000	$925
2021	267	$34,286	$63,200	$1,000
2022	279	$46,250	$56,500	$1,096
2023	215	$60,250	$59,200	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4424.7%

45 to 541.9%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7421.4%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	0.5%
5 to 17	42	19.5%
18 to 24	10	4.7%
25 to 34	12	5.6%
35 to 44	53	24.7%
45 to 54	4	1.9%
55 to 64	32	14.9%
65 to 74	46	21.4%
75 and over	15	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85	39.5%
Black or African American	121	56.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	8.6%
High school graduate	62	38.3%
Some college or associate's	56	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	26	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	57	83.8%
Carpooled	4	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	4.4%
Other means	4	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	7.7%
15 to 29 min	28	43.1%
30 to 44 min	16	24.6%
45 to 59 min	12	18.5%
60+ min	4	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 3.3% (7 of 215)

	Count	Share
Family households	64	79.0%
Nonfamily households	17	21.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	81	61.8%
Vacant	50	38.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68	84.0%
Renter-occupied	13	16.0%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3731860
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0267, -77.3940