People QuickFacts Hobart Indiana Population, 2006 estimate 28,043 6,313,520 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 10.6% 3.8% Population, 2000 25,363 6,080,485 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.1% 7.0% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.6% 25.9% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.1% 12.4% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.5% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 93.7% 87.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.4% 8.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5% 1.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 8.1% 3.5%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.7% 55.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.9% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.7% 6.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.3% 82.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 14.2% 19.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.8 22.6  Housing units, 2000 10,299 2,532,319 Homeownership rate, 2000 80.2% 71.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $97,700 $94,300  Households, 2000 9,855 2,336,306 Persons per household, 2000 2.55 2.53 Median household income, 1999 $47,759 $41,567 Per capita money income, 1999 $21,508 $20,397 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 4.8% 9.5%     Business QuickFacts Hobart Indiana Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 142,561 79,806,006 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 636,147 67,261,298 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $24,070 $10,928 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) D 9,409,270 Total number of firms, 2002 1,746 433,907 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 3.2% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 15.8% 27.4%      Geography QuickFacts Hobart Indiana Land area, 2000 (square miles) 26 35,866 Persons per square mile, 2000 967.7 169.5 FIPS Code 34114 18 Counties Lake County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts