CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hobbs

New Mexico · 29,115 residents · 26.4 sq mi

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With 29,115 people, Hobbs is a city in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 24.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,600. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median rent is $324 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,115

+2%vs 2000

vs 28,657 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202440K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(2,629)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(3,143)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(2,585)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(2,240)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,786)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(4,730)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(4,037)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(2,314)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(2,416)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(1,925)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(1,009)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(301)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,807

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,100 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,230

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,209 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

34.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.9%(14,027)

Black6.6%(1,885)

Hispanic / Latino42.2%(12,088)

Asian0.4%(120)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(22,924)

Black7.4%(2,157)

Hispanic / Latino29.8%(8,689)

Asian0.7%(211)

Other13.1%(3,823)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican55.4%(22,302)

Cuban0.9%(349)

Central American0.8%(319)

Salvadoran0.4%(180)

Guatemalan0.3%(131)

Puerto Rican0.3%(121)

Spaniard0.1%(38)

Honduran0%(8)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.4%(169)

Filipino0.4%(159)

Asian Indian0.1%(47)

Vietnamese0%(11)

Chinese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(8)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German5.9%(2,369)

American5.7%(2,284)

Irish5%(2,025)

English4.8%(1,932)

Italian0.8%(331)

French0.8%(302)

Subsaharan African0.6%(256)

Scottish0.6%(232)

Danish0.4%(154)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(144)

Dutch0.3%(107)

Polish0.2%(93)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(84)

Swedish0.2%(79)

Czech0.1%(50)

Greek0.1%(41)

Welsh0.1%(28)

Hungarian0.1%(26)

Swiss0%(20)

West Indian0%(20)

British0%(15)

Arab0%(14)

Lebanese0%(14)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(13)

Norwegian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(11)

Russian0%(8)

Haitian0%(7)

Slovak0%(6)

Kenyan0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 12.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.7%(7,433)

Married44%(7,325)

Widowed3.2%(536)

Divorced8.1%(1,342)

Women 15+

Never married32.3%(4,771)

Married46.3%(6,836)

Widowed8.6%(1,264)

Divorced12.8%(1,885)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.3%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.9%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(174)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(169)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.7%(361)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.4%(41)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 933 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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