CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hobgood

North Carolina · 446 residents · 1.03 sq mi

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The short version

With 446 people, Hobgood is a city in North Carolina. The poverty rate is 31.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $26,300. Households here earn about 42% less than in North Carolina as a whole. The median household earns $15,375, about 49% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

446

+10%vs 2000

vs 404 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024207

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(29)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(30)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(68)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(58)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(29)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(48)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,375

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,107 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,683

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,622 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.8%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,300

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $342 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.3%(191)

Black52%(210)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.5%(234)

Black47.5%(212)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.8%(39)

Puerto Rican1.9%(4)

Cuban1.9%(4)

Ancestry

English13.5%(28)

Welsh11.6%(24)

German9.2%(19)

American6.3%(13)

Portuguese1.9%(4)

Irish1.4%(3)

French1%(2)

Scottish1%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Welsh population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.4%

−13.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married33.3%(27)

Married60.5%(49)

Widowed6.2%(5)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married46%(52)

Married33.6%(38)

Widowed6.2%(7)

Divorced14.2%(16)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−17.1 ptssince 2013

from 22.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.8%

+32.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.0%

+27.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War57.1%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 7 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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