Hobgood, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 404. Estimated population in July 2024: 389 (-3.7% change)
Males: 187 (46.3%), Females: 217 (53.7%)
Halifax County
Zip code: 27843
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $24,107
Median house value: $54,700
Population by Race
Races in Hobgood:
- Black (52.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (47.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (9.9%), United States (7.4%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Scottish (1.2%).
Elevation: 95 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hobgood
- High school or higher: 61.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hobgood town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hobgood:
- OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TARBORO, NC)
- MARTIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hobgood:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 36 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 51 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hobgood:
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 12 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)
- MARTIN COUNTY (about 21 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Abbreviation: MCZ)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 24 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hobgood:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 87 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
Private high school in Hobgood:
- HOBGOOD ACADEMY INC (Students: 306; Location: PO BOX 307; Grades: KG – 12)