COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hobson vs Saraland
PLACE A
Hobson, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Saraland, Alabama
Hobson is 99% smaller than Saraland. Saraland earns more, with a median household income $18,592 higher. Saraland has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -17%).
HOBSONSARALANDDIFFERENCE
Total population19116,652−99% vs Saraland
Population density893482+410
Population growth-16.7%20.6%−37.4 pts
Median age60.743.7+17.0
Male45.0%49.5%−4.5 pts
Female55.0%50.5%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%80.1%+17.4 pts
Black0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.9%+0.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.3%5.4%−4.2 pts
Median household income$42,917$61,509−$18,592
Per capita income$27,341$41,516−$14,175
Poverty rate8.1%10.1%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%25.0%+3.0 pts
Graduate degree6.4%9.2%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation46.9%57.8%−10.9 pts
Median home value$161,300$217,600−$56,300
Median gross rent$538$1,060−$522
Owner-occupied75.0%78.6%−3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.4%8.2%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households4.8%58.5%−53.7 pts
Average commute14.125.9−11.8
Worked from home12.1%5.3%+6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%7.0%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025