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Hobbs Municipal Schools, NM

50,915 Population
738.6 square miles 68.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lea County: 32.5 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,802 ±$2,971 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Lea County: $31,326 ±$2,273
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,894 ±$6,025 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Lea County: $68,015 ±$5,605
  • a little higher than the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.8% ±2.8% (8,734  ±1,368) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Lea County: 18.7% † 13,366 (±2.6% / ±1,831)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.2 minutes ±2.4 (478,080  ±53,340) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Lea County: 24.4 714,675 (±2 / ±61,734)
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,152 ±505 Number of households
  • Lea County: 24,670 ±504
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.1 (49,049  ±833) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Lea County: 2.9 71,561 (±0.1 / ±134)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.3% ±2.2% (993  ±269) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Lea County: 8% † 1,383 (±1.9% / ±334)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,565 ±386 Number of housing units
  • Lea County: 28,403 ±55
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$196,700 ±$12,505 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lea County: $184,000 ±$8,831
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±2.5% (7,463  ±1,240.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lea County: 13% † 9,426 (±1.9% / ±1,371.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

74.5% ±4.3% (22,638  ±1,365.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lea County: 74.7% 33,011 (±3.5% / ±1,542)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.3% ±2% (4,964  ±627.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lea County: 15.5% † 6,870 (±1.6% / ±726)
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

18.4% ±1.9% (9,346  ±990) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Lea County: 18.3% 13,490
  • about double the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.2% ±0.7% (1,163  ±247) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Lea County: 3.4% † 1,749 (±0.6% / ±305)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,163 Total veterans ±247 1,052 Male ±226 111 Female ±67

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