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Hobbs CCD, Lea County, NM

50,728 Population
549.6 square miles 92.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.4 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Lea County: 32.5 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$32,203 ±$2,925 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Lea County: $31,554 ±$2,112
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $34,823 ±$273
$67,608 ±$4,985 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Lea County: $68,750 ±$4,810
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $62,125 ±$608

18.4% ±2.3% (8,954  ±1,118) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Lea County: 18.7% † 13,178 (±1.9% / ±1,333)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 18.1% 375,381 (±0.4% / ±7,817)

24.1 minutes ±2.1 (492,215  ±48,244) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Lea County: 25.3 732,110 (±2 / ±63,152)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)

Families

17,248 ±528 Number of households
  • Lea County: 24,568 ±440
  • New Mexico: 825,021 ±3,033
2.8 ±0.1 (48,757  ±826) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Lea County: 2.9 70,879 (±0.1 / ±129)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,071,840

10.9% ±3.1% (1,284  ±364) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lea County: 9.4% † 1,601 (±2.5% / ±424)
  • about double the rate in New Mexico: 5.5% 26,124 (±0.4% / ±1,648)

Housing

19,333 ±407 Number of housing units
  • Lea County: 28,125 ±49
  • New Mexico: 949,524 ±264

$184,300 ±$11,784 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Lea County: $176,000 ±$9,012
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $232,200 ±$1,548

13.2% ±2.3% (6,582  ±1,146.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lea County: 12% † 8,609 (±1.8% / ±1,324.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 12.2% 254,714 (±0.3% / ±7,124)

Social

76.1% ±4% (22,901  ±1,307.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lea County: 75.6% 33,058 (±3.4% / ±1,477.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 87.7% 1,272,853 (±0.6% / ±8,960.6)
15.6% ±1.9% (4,694  ±589.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lea County: 15.3% † 6,682 (±1.6% / ±687.3)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 30.2% 438,228 (±0.4% / ±5,096.3)

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

17.6% ±1.8% (8,942  ±946) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Lea County: 18% 13,139
  • nearly double the rate in New Mexico: 9.2% 195,484

4.1% ±0.6% (1,452  ±230) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lea County: 3.7% † 1,908 (±0.5% / ±263)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 8.2% 133,239 (±0.2% / ±3,007)
1,452 Total veterans ±230 1,272 Male ±243 180 Female ±86

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