CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hobart

Indiana · 21,822 residents · 26.2 sq mi

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Hobart is a city of 21,822 people in Indiana. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $52,400. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.1% of locals. Households here earn about 20% more than in Indiana as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,822

−14%vs 2000

vs 25,363 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,318)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(1,519)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,752)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,572)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,260)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(3,507)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(3,432)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,299)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(2,100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(1,935)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(889)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(239)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,602

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,759 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,596

−32%vs 2000

vs $21,508 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,400

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$445

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $628 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(22,561)

Black1.4%(347)

Hispanic / Latino8.1%(2,042)

Asian0.5%(135)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(21,370)

Black0.2%(46)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(1,045)

Asian0.5%(109)

Other1.4%(297)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.9%(3,527)

Puerto Rican3.9%(1,138)

Spaniard0.2%(56)

South American0.2%(52)

Central American0.1%(38)

Salvadoran0.1%(38)

Ecuadorian0.1%(29)

Uruguayan0.1%(23)

Cuban0%(10)

Dominican0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(113)

Asian Indian0.3%(102)

Vietnamese0.3%(95)

Indonesian0%(12)

Chinese0%(7)

Ancestry

German17.6%(5,194)

Irish12.2%(3,595)

English10.9%(3,216)

Polish10.4%(3,070)

Italian4.9%(1,441)

American2.1%(608)

Scottish1.8%(527)

Hungarian1.6%(486)

Swedish1.4%(403)

Dutch1.3%(373)

Slovak1.3%(371)

Croatian1.2%(366)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

French1%(284)

Subsaharan African0.8%(227)

Greek0.7%(216)

Serbian0.5%(162)

Nigerian0.5%(155)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(144)

Russian0.4%(130)

Australian0.4%(129)

Romanian0.3%(100)

Arab0.3%(74)

West Indian0.2%(73)

Austrian0.2%(65)

Lithuanian0.2%(64)

Czech0.2%(60)

British0.2%(58)

Jamaican0.2%(53)

Swiss0.2%(52)

Welsh0.2%(51)

Ukrainian0.2%(46)

Norwegian0.1%(37)

Canadian0.1%(35)

Slovene0.1%(30)

Bulgarian0.1%(20)

Macedonian0.1%(20)

Belgian0%(11)

Guyanese0%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.9%(4,453)

Married51.9%(6,265)

Widowed2.7%(322)

Divorced8.6%(1,042)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(3,578)

Married48.7%(6,139)

Widowed9.5%(1,192)

Divorced13.4%(1,687)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)34%(454)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(195)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(421)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,336 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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