What percentage of people rent in Hobart, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Hobart, IN, 2020–2024
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30.5% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Hobart, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,732 renting households against 8,494 that own their home.

In Hobart, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.5% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 3,732 (±577)
Median renter income: $44,522 (±$4,277)

Who rents and who owns in Hobart

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hobart	Lake County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.5% (±4.2 points)	28.3% (±0.8 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,732 (±577)	55,274 (±1,617)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,494 (±587)	139,856 (±1,530)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,522 (±$4,277)	$41,002 (±$1,339)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,988 (±$7,130)	$88,178 (±$2,255)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Hobart, the renter share is not measurably different from Lake County (28.3%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (29.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lake County, Hobart ranks 8 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 331 of 1,600.

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

How renting in Hobart 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	23.7% (±2.9 points)	30.5% (±4.2 points)	+6.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$954 (±$43)	$1,206 (±$82)	+26.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,829 (±$4,492)	$75,160 (±$7,447)	+27.8%	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 Hobart

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hobart
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hobart	—	30.5% (±4.2 points)	—
Hobart Township	2.3 mi	28.1% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ross Township (Lake County)	2.9 mi	29.6% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Chicago	3.1 mi	31.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Merrillville	3.6 mi	29.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Station	4.5 mi	28.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ross	5.3 mi	30.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Porter County)	5.8 mi	6.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Calumet Township	6.2 mi	45.3% (±1.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Township (Porter County), IN (6.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Calumet Township, IN (45.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Gary	50.9% (±2.1 points)
3	Whiting	47.0% (±8.0 points)
4	Calumet Township	45.3% (±1.9 points)
5	Hammond	37.6% (±2.2 points)
6	North Township (Lake County)	34.4% (±1.6 points)
7	New Chicago	31.8% (±8.9 points)
8	Hobart	30.5% (±4.2 points)
9	Ross Township (Lake County)	29.6% (±2.9 points)
10	Merrillville	29.5% (±3.4 points)
11	Griffith	28.3% (±4.4 points)
12	Hobart Township	28.1% (±3.8 points)
13	Lake Station	28.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Highland	21.6% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Lake 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 Hobart

How many renters are there in Hobart?

Hobart has an estimated 3,732 (±577) renting households, 30.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hobart?

In Hobart, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 30.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Hobart?

A renting household in Hobart has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hobart?

The median renting household in Hobart, IN has an income of $44,522 (±$4,277) a year, against $91,988 for households that own their 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 Hobart city, Indiana (place:34114, in state:18).

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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