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Hobbs, NM
Demographic Data



Hobbs Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Hobbs Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

39,386

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.5%
5 - 17:
20.4%
18 - 24:
11.2%
25 - 34:
15.3%
35 - 54:
23.5%
55 - 64:
9.8%
Over 65 Years:
11.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
75.9%
75.9%
16.6%
16.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Hobbs
USA
$33,083
$33,083
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Hobbs
USA
$65,691
$65,691
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.5%

Employment Industries

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Mining
Retail
Construction
Education
Transportation
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Public Service
Other
Utilities
Manufacturing
Administration
Information Technology
Wholesale
16.1%
16.1%
11.8%
11.8%
9.6%
9.6%
8.0%
8.0%
7.3%
7.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
6.2%
6.1%
6.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
61.9%
61.9%
29.2%
29.2%
5.2%
5.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
European
African
Italian
French
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Norwegian
Danish
Swedish
French Canadian
Czech
British
Welsh
Nigerian
Haitian
Swiss
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
4.2%
4.2%
1.7%
1.7%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Navajo
Langs. of India
Native American languages
Tagalog
Arabic
French
Korean
African languages
Other Indo-European
Hungarian
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Japanese
58.3%
58.3%
39.4%
39.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Hobbs Residents

17.3%

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