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Hobson City, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Hobson City is a Census town of 1,142 people across 1.05 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $47,361, 65.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hobson City
What Hobson City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,092 plus or minus 368
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobson City
How many people live in Hobson City
- Population1,142 plus or minus 385
- Median age37.6 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 18374 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1832.7 percent
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 49
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households355 plus or minus 106
- Family households234 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families65.9 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobson City
Income and work in Hobson City
- Median household income$47,361 plus or minus $23,268
- Per capita income$21,668 plus or minus $6,101
- Civilian labor force502 plus or minus 171
- Employed461 plus or minus 167
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over654 plus or minus 221
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent plus or minus 37.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hobson City
- Housing units459 plus or minus 121
- Occupied units355 plus or minus 106
- Vacant units104 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate22.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied231 plus or minus 98
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate65.1 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,200 plus or minus $53,683
- Median gross rent, monthly$475 plus or minus $183
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units342 plus or minus 113
- Share single family74.5 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Units in buildings of two or more84 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more18.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobson City
How Hobson City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute418 plus or minus 147
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more124 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.7 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Drove alone61.2 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Carpooled15.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport6.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobson City
Flood risk in Hobson City
- NFIP communityTown of Hobson City
- NFIP community number010021
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/16
The Town of Hobson City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010021 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Calhoun County, not Hobson City
Calhoun County context, not Hobson City figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County2,232
- Covered employment, Calhoun County43,778
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$51,354
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County138
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hobson City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hobson City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hobson City, Alabama?
1,142, in 355 households. Hobson City town covers 1.05 square miles of land, which is 1,092 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hobson City in?
Calhoun County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hobson City?
$47,361. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,200. Median gross rent is $475 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hobson City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hobson City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hobson City, town of, community 010021, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hobson City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Calhoun County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hobson City.
Is zoning published for Hobson City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.