Hobart, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 27,891 (Urban population: 25,132, Rural population: 2,759 (all nonfarm))

Hobart, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,277 (9,834 occupied: 7,892 owner occupied, 1,942 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	29%

Housing density: 392 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $697 (lower quartile is $618, upper quartile is $751)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $736

Median gross rent in Hobart, IN in 2007: $803

Housing units in Hobart with a mortgage: 5,199 (608 second mortgage, 653 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,367

Hobart,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,131 (it was $98,300 in 2000)

Hobart:	$139,131
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,147 - $172,036

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $152,477
Here: $152,477
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,049
Here: $183,049
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $113,757
Here: $113,757
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,132
Here: $127,132
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,389
Here: $146,389
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $17,647
Here: $17,647
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,151

In family households: 21,680 (5,549 male householders, 1,433 female householders)
5,570 spouses, 7,739 children (6,822 natural, 299 adopted, 618 stepchildren), 306 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 302 other relatives, 434 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,471 (1,236 male householders (919 living alone)), 1,648 female householders (1,489 living alone)), 587 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 249 (188 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,918 2-persons, 1,671 3-persons, 1,420 4-persons, 669 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,408 1-person, 424 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

4,344 married couples with children.
1,103 single-parent households (284 men, 819 women).

92.3% of residents of Hobart speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 746 (2.9%)
(64.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hobart, Indiana:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 63 4 rooms: 840 5 rooms: 2,362 6 rooms: 2,338 7 rooms: 1,114 8 rooms: 727 9 or more rooms: 408

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hobart, Indiana:
	1 room: 31 2 rooms: 85 3 rooms: 404 4 rooms: 643 5 rooms: 432 6 rooms: 200 7 rooms: 88 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 344
1995 to 1998: 740
1990 to 1994: 220
1980 to 1989: 363
1970 to 1979: 1,792
1960 to 1969: 1,693
1950 to 1959: 2,285
1940 to 1949: 1,188
1939 or earlier: 1,652

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hobart:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 122 2 bedrooms: 1,758 3 bedrooms: 4,838 4 bedrooms: 988 5 or more bedrooms: 172

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hobart:
	no bedroom: 57 1 bedroom: 546 2 bedrooms: 830 3 bedrooms: 410 4 bedrooms: 85 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hobart in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 271 1 vehicle: 2,107 2 vehicles: 3,632 3 vehicles: 1,478 4 vehicles: 330 5 or more vehicles: 74

Cars and other vehicles available in Hobart in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 235 1 vehicle: 960 2 vehicles: 611 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 13

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Hobart, IN:

Less than $10,000: 41
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 25
$50,000 to $59,999: 83
$60,000 to $69,999: 145
$70,000 to $79,999: 200
$80,000 to $89,999: 267
$90,000 to $99,999: 351
$100,000 to $124,999: 1819
$125,000 to $149,999: 2045
$150,000 to $174,999: 1383
$175,000 to $199,999: 767
$200,000 to $249,999: 956
$250,000 to $299,999: 265
$300,000 to $399,999: 175
$400,000 to $499,999: 57
$500,000 to $749,999: 34
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Hobart rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hobart:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 56
$300 to $349: 60
$350 to $399: 49
$400 to $449: 27
$450 to $499: 69
$500 to $549: 90
$550 to $599: 153
$600 to $649: 250
$650 to $699: 224
$700 to $749: 269
$750 to $799: 214
$800 to $899: 269
$900 to $999: 180
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 75

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 127 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 52 1980 to 1984: 28 1975 to 1979: 104 1970 to 1974: 71 1970 to 1974: 63 1965 to 1969: 271

Hobart, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.7%
Number of people working at home: 257 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 469
5 to 9 minutes: 1077
10 to 14 minutes: 1560
15 to 19 minutes: 1561
20 to 24 minutes: 2252
25 to 29 minutes: 985
30 to 34 minutes: 1679
35 to 39 minutes: 416
40 to 44 minutes: 332
45 to 59 minutes: 527
60 to 89 minutes: 580
90 or more minutes: 324

Hobart mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,565 (88%)
Carpooled: 792 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 61 (1%)
Railroad: 113 (1%)
Taxi: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 23 (0%)
Walked: 112 (1%)
Other means: 79 (1%)
Worked at home: 257 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 484
$10,000 to $14,999: 486
$15,000 to $19,999: 578
$20,000 to $24,999: 445
$25,000 to $29,999: 734
$30,000 to $34,999: 657
$35,000 to $39,999: 516
$40,000 to $44,999: 628
$45,000 to $49,999: 665
$50,000 to $59,999: 1269
$60,000 to $74,999: 1424
$75,000 to $99,999: 1139
$100,000 to $124,999: 516
$125,000 to $149,999: 169
$150,000 to $199,999: 92
$200,000 or more: 64

First ancestries reported:

German: 4028

Other groups: 2924

Irish: 2250

Polish: 2245

United States or American: 1649

English: 1625

Italian: 1224

Croatian: 474

Serbian: 380

French (except Basque): 343

Slovak: 338

Scotch-Irish: 315

Hungarian: 296

Scottish: 274

French Canadian: 274

Swedish: 269

Dutch: 269

Greek: 257

Norwegian: 219

Romanian: 200

Macedonian: 199

European: 187

Russian: 173

Welsh: 162

Lithuanian: 155

Yugoslavian: 114

Czechoslovakian: 103

Arab:: 54

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 49

Ukrainian: 45

British: 43

Syrian: 38

Danish: 31

Czech: 29

Finnish: 26

Canadian: 17

Swiss: 15

Belgian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 10

Albanian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 9

Bulgarian: 9

Scandinavian: 9

Lebanese: 7

Alsatian: 6

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

Slavic: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Europe (16%)
Yugoslavia (11%)
Mexico (10%)
Poland (6%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (6%)
Philippines (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17900
Northeast: 674
Midwest: 3636
South: 1981
West: 346

62% of Hobart residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 255
9th grade: 166
10th grade: 204
11th grade: 232
12th grade, no diploma: 346
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,089
Less than 1 year of college: 609
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,432
Associate degree: 384
Bachelor's degree: 895
Master's degree: 211
Professional school degree: 103
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 64
7th and 8th grade: 235
9th grade: 198
10th grade: 406
11th grade: 175
12th grade, no diploma: 245
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,817
Less than 1 year of college: 811
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,339
Associate degree: 514
Bachelor's degree: 786
Master's degree: 335
Professional school degree: 85
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 22.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,544
Black householders: $41,653
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $68,597
Asian householders: $32,352
Some other race householders: $57,380
Two or more races householders: $27,366
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,737

Hobart household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hobart household income for Black householders

Hobart household income for Asian householders

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Hobart household income for Two or more races householders

Hobart household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hobart marital status for males

Hobart marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,856
Black or African American householders: $188,527
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $77,845
Asian householders: $251,652
Some other race householders: $154,275
Two or more races householders: $123,420
Hispanic or Latino householders: $152,435

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,527
One, attached: 242
Two: 182
3 or 4: 228
5 to 9: 370
10 to 19: 307
20 to 49: 234
50 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 125

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hobart:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 267

Here:	9.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82

Here:	6.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 155

Here:	14.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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