ZIP 46342 · Hobart
Who lives in ZIP code 46342 (Hobart, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hobart, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People32,224
Median age39.4
Household income$75,521
Home value$214,218
Median rent$1,132/mo
Poverty11.2%
College degree+20.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 355 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,053
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
36.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,108.
Education (adults 25+)
42.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.5%
- Never married
- 31.7%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 55.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.1%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.0%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 12.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.