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Hobbs, NM Micro Area

72,101 Population
4,391.6 square miles 16.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,082 ±$3,559 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,736 ±$10,268 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18% ±4.8% (12,570  ±3,361) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.3 minutes ±2 (732,110  ±63,152) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

24,812 ±1,178 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0.1 (70,164  ±392) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

14.2% ±5.1% (2,546  ±924) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

28,647 ±146 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$197,200 ±$19,353 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.7% ±3.8% (7,586  ±2,669.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

70.4% ±6.6% (30,770  ±2,906.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
15% ±3.4% (6,569  ±1,471.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.1% (12,310  ±1,973) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.4% ±1.2% (1,759  ±636) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
1,759 Total veterans ±636 1,605 Male ±587 154 Female ±142

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