COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hobson vs Billings
PLACE A
Hobson, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Billings, Missouri
Hobson is 84% smaller than Billings. Billings earns more, with a median household income $4,427 higher. Billings has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -17%).
HOBSONBILLINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population1911,182−84% vs Billings
Population density8931,210−317
Population growth-16.7%4.7%−21.5 pts
Median age60.753.0+7.7
Male45.0%43.5%+1.5 pts
Female55.0%56.5%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%85.7%+11.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.3%6.5%−5.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.3%7.8%−6.6 pts
Median household income$42,917$47,344−$4,427
Per capita income$27,341$27,137+$204
Poverty rate8.1%20.3%−12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%13.8%+14.2 pts
Graduate degree6.4%5.7%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation46.9%50.1%−3.3 pts
Median home value$161,300$174,700−$13,400
Median gross rent$538$850−$312
Owner-occupied75.0%75.1%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.4%4.9%+13.6 pts
Rent-burdened households4.8%50.9%−46.1 pts
Average commute14.136.7−22.6
Worked from home12.1%13.2%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%4.4%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025