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Hobart, OK

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Overview


Hobart is a very small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 3,342 people and just one neighborhood, Hobart is the 111th largest community in Oklahoma.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hobart is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hobart is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hobart who work in sales jobs (14.25%), office and administrative support (13.03%), and management occupations (8.35%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hobart has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hobart has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hobart than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hobart may be for you.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hobart spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Hobart is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Hobart is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.25% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hobart in 2018 was $17,313, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,252 for a family of four. Hobart also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.43% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Hobart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hobart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hobart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hobart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hobart include Irish, Dutch, German, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Hobart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Hobart, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 61.4% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

People

The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 24 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hobart are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 45.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 92.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 29.4% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.2%), and 20.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Hobart, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (14.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report English roots (11.6%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (9.2%), along with some German ancestry residents (9.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (61.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (79.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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