Hobson City vs Weaver

A side-by-side comparison of Hobson City and Weaver: population, income, housing, and more.

Hobson City and Weaver are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Weaver has the higher population (3,323 vs 962 in Hobson City). Weaver has the higher median household income ($74,458 vs $35,769 in Hobson City). Weaver has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $100,000 in Hobson City).

Population, income & housing

	Hobson City	Weaver
Population	962	3,323
Median age	36.0 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$35,769	$74,458
Median home value	$100,000	$140,500
Median gross rent	$407	$1,007
Housing units	421	1,249
Homeownership rate	61.5%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobson City	Weaver
Population	755 → 962 (+27.4%)	3,077 → 3,323 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$34,286 → $35,769 (+4.3%)	$57,083 → $74,458 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $100,000 (+9.4%)	$106,900 → $140,500 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $407 (-43.2%)	$1,013 → $1,007 (-0.6%)

Hobson City

Population

755962

Median household income

$34,286$35,769

Median home value

$91,400$100,000

Median gross rent

$716$407

Weaver

Population

3,0773,323

Median household income

$57,083$74,458

Median home value

$106,900$140,500

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,007

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobson City	Weaver
Under 5	4.6%	10.6%
5 to 17	27.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	12.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	19.6%
45 to 54	15.8%	7.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	5.0%
75 and over	1.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobson City	Weaver
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	68.0%
Black or African American	91.0%	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobson City	Weaver
No high school diploma	15.0%	15.0%
High school graduate	42.1%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobson City	Weaver
Drove alone	72.1%	94.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	4.7%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobson City	Weaver
1-unit, detached	71.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hobson City	Weaver
Poverty rate	27.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.99	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1973	1981