What percentage of people rent in Hobson City, AL?

Name: Renters and owners in Hobson City, AL, 2020–2024
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34.9% (±13.4 points) of the occupied homes in Hobson City, AL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 124 renting households against 231 that own their home.

In Hobson City, the share of households that rent went from 37.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.9% (±13.4 points)
Renting households: 124 (±48)

Who rents and who owns in Hobson City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hobson City	Calhoun County	Alabama	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.9% (±13.4 points)	29.7% (±1.8 points)	29.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	124 (±48)	13,361 (±850)	595,092 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	231 (±98)	31,654 (±863)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±1.0)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.8)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$33,823 (±$3,312)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,006 (±$6,053)	$67,416 (±$4,270)	$79,108 (±$602)	$100,009

In Hobson City, the renter share is not measurably different from Calhoun County (29.7%).

It is not measurably different from Alabama (29.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Calhoun County, Hobson City ranks 4 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 152 of 514.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Hobson City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.8% (±12.4 points)	34.9% (±13.4 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$716 (±$90)	$475 (±$183)	−33.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$34,286 (±$11,639)	$47,361 (±$23,268)	+38.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Hobson City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hobson City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hobson City	—	34.9% (±13.4 points)	—
Oxford	2.0 mi	24.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
West End-Cobb Town	2.9 mi	30.9% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Anniston	4.3 mi	41.5% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Saks	6.4 mi	27.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Choccolocco	8.7 mi	14.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Munford	8.8 mi	6.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Weaver	9.9 mi	28.1% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Alexandria	9.9 mi	12.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Choccolocco, AL (14.4%), Munford, AL (6.3%), Alexandria, AL (12.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Calhoun County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jacksonville	49.6% (±5.5 points)
2	Anniston	41.5% (±3.6 points)
3	Piedmont	38.3% (±7.7 points)
4	Hobson City	34.9% (±13.4 points)
5	West End-Cobb Town	30.9% (±9.0 points)
6	Weaver	28.1% (±11.1 points)
7	Saks	27.8% (±8.1 points)
8	Oxford	24.9% (±4.0 points)
9	Choccolocco	14.4% (±10.6 points)
10	Alexandria	12.4% (±7.2 points)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Calhoun County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hobson City

How many renters are there in Hobson City?

Hobson City has an estimated 124 (±48) renting households, 34.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hobson City?

In Hobson City, the share of households that rent went from 37.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hobson City?

A renting household in Hobson City has 2.8 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Hobson City town, Alabama (place:35152, in state:01).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.