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Hobart, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Hobart is a Census city of 29,558 people across 26.20 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $75,160, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hobart
What Hobart is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.2 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,128
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake 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.
Hobart
How many people live in Hobart
- Population29,558
- Median age39.5
- Population under 185,853
- Share under 1819.8 percent
- Population 65 and over4,478
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households12,226
- Family households7,321
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobart
Income and work in Hobart
- Median household income$75,160
- Per capita income$36,514
- Civilian labor force15,435
- Employed14,768
- Unemployed667 plus or minus 323
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over21,389
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobart
Housing in Hobart
- Housing units13,079
- Occupied units12,226
- Vacant units853 plus or minus 296
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied8,494
- Renter occupied3,732
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,206
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units10,141
- Share single family77.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,876
- Share in buildings of two or more22.0 percent
- Mobile homes62 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobart
How Hobart gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,030
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,063
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,578
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent
- Drove alone89.1 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hobart
SBA loans in Hobart (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$7,338,500
- Average approval$489,233
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$4,010,000
- Jobs supported117
- Jobs per approval7.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hobart, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hobart
SBA loans in Hobart (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$2,882,000
- Average approval$262,000
- Median approval$158,000
- Largest approval$845,000
- Jobs supported83
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hobart, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hobart
Flood risk in Hobart
- NFIP communityCity of Hobart
- NFIP community number180136
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/12
The City of Hobart participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180136 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.
Lake County, not Hobart
Lake County context, not Hobart figures
- Establishments in Lake County10,566
- Covered employment, Lake County191,633
- Average annual pay, Lake County$61,200
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,649
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hobart.
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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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
Hobart questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hobart, Indiana?
29,558, in 12,226 households. Hobart city covers 26.20 square miles of land, which is 1,128 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hobart in?
Lake 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 Hobart?
$75,160. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,200. Median gross rent is $1,206 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hobart businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $7.3 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $2.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hobart, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hobart borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hobart. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hobart in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hobart appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hobart, city of, community 180136, 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 Hobart figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake 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 Hobart.
Is zoning published for Hobart?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.