Hobbs, New Mexico Demographics

Hobbs is 2nd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Hobbs is 4th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Hobbs is 8th in New Mexico out of 34 other cities in Current population (2012)

Hobbs is 8th in New Mexico out of 36 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Hobbs is 8th in New Mexico out of 42 other cities in Retail sales

Hobbs is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Hobbs is 10th in New Mexico out of 33 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Hobbs is 10th in New Mexico out of 42 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Hobbs is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Households

Hobbs is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	35,007	8th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	24.0	12th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,424.4	11th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	4th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.8%	8th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.1%	39th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.9%	38th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.5%	32nd	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	73.0%	25th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.1%	2nd	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3%	35th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	25th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	13th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	33rd	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	53.7%	17th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	38.3%	26th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	48.6%	44th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.1%	11th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	12,900	10th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.0%	12th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	11,257	10th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.3%	26th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$97,500	32nd	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.8	12th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$20,526	23rd	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$45,121	19th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.5%	25th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hobbs	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,176	10th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$628,503	8th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$21,130	10th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$69,073	8th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732