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Hobbs, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,852 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Hobbs:

$178,852
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,406 - $266,206

Total population: 37,118 (Urban population: 27,418 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,057 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 15,543 (13,766 occupied: 8,723 owner occupied, 5,476 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

29%

Housing density: 821 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $173,923.

Median contract rent in 2022: $783 (lower quartile is $612, upper quartile is $1,045)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $995


Median gross rent in Hobbs, NM in 2022: $897

Housing units in Hobbs with a mortgage: 4,469 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $86,980

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,980

Median monthly housing costs: $904

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Hobbs, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1976

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship:

Households: 39,427
  • Male householders: 6,829 (1,798 living alone), Female householders: 6,582 (1,925 living alone)
  • 5,247 spouses (5,230 opposite-sex spouses), 1,498 unmarried partners, (1,434 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,635 children (13,041 natural, 176 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 1,240 grandchildren, 286 brothers or sisters, 460 parents, 16 foster children, 721 other relatives, 1,073 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,833

Size of family households: 4,586 2-persons, 1,485 3-persons, 1,941 4-persons, 838 5-persons, 395 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,431 1-person, 894 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

4,586 married couples with children.
5,614 single-parent households (4,247 men, 1,367 women).

60.0% of residents of Hobbs speak English at home.
37.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,698 (19.5%)
(25.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1541 bedroom
  • 1,0962 bedrooms
  • 5,1233 bedrooms
  • 2,1454 bedrooms
  • 2065+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • 218no bedroom
  • 5741 bedroom
  • 2,4792 bedrooms
  • 1,9343 bedrooms
  • 2084 bedrooms
  • 635+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Hobbs in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hobbs in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 115no vehicle
  • 2,3771 vehicle
  • 3,0072 vehicles
  • 1,6953 vehicles
  • 1,0734 vehicles
  • 4565+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hobbs in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hobbs in renter-occupied apartments
  • 636no vehicle
  • 2,0801 vehicle
  • 2,1132 vehicles
  • 5273 vehicles
  • 1204 vehicles
  • 15+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • 01 room
  • 882 rooms
  • 1803 rooms
  • 7274 rooms
  • 2,5235 rooms
  • 2,2486 rooms
  • 1,1407 rooms
  • 7938 rooms
  • 1,0249+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • 2181 room
  • 1692 rooms
  • 6973 rooms
  • 1,6634 rooms
  • 1,8225 rooms
  • 3826 rooms
  • 2977 rooms
  • 1028 rooms
  • 1279+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Hobbs, NM
  • Hobbs, NM household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Hobbs, NM in 2022
  • 1,296Less than $10,000
  • 1,114$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,050$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,510$30,000 to $39,999
  • 702$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,709$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,108$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,346$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,420$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,424$125,000 to $149,999
  • 749$150,000 to $199,999
  • 646$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Hobbs, NM

  • Distribution of house value in Hobbs, NM in 2022
  • 33Less than $10,000
  • 72$10,000 to $14,999
  • 109$15,000 to $19,999
  • 73$20,000 to $24,999
  • 51$25,000 to $29,999
  • 36$30,000 to $34,999
  • 10$35,000 to $39,999
  • 109$40,000 to $49,999
  • 245$50,000 to $59,999
  • 193$60,000 to $69,999
  • 152$70,000 to $79,999
  • 491$80,000 to $89,999
  • 662$90,000 to $99,999
  • 523$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,365$125,000 to $149,999
  • 824$150,000 to $174,999
  • 873$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,178$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,098$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,084$300,000 to $399,999
  • 207$400,000 to $499,999
  • 365$500,000 to $749,999
  • 176$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Hobbs, NM

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Hobbs, NM in 2022
  • 97Less than $100
  • 11$200 to $249
  • 137$250 to $299
  • 6$300 to $349
  • 67$350 to $399
  • 117$400 to $449
  • 117$450 to $499
  • 319$500 to $549
  • 153$550 to $599
  • 183$600 to $649
  • 172$650 to $699
  • 191$700 to $749
  • 431$750 to $799
  • 487$800 to $899
  • 491$900 to $999
  • 599$1,000 to $1,249
  • 466$1,250 to $1,499
  • 511$1,500 to $1,999
  • 78$2,000 to $2,499
  • 5$2,500 to $2,999
  • 350No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.0%
Number of people working at home: 414 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,309
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,802
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,842
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,092
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,153
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 250
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,117
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 31
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 61
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 894
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 368
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,193
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Hobbs

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,247 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled: 3,076 (16.6%)
  • Bus: 35 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 49 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 317 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 414 (2.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.3%Males
  • 27.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.8%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.5%Males
  • 3.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Hobbs, New Mexico
  • 2,9192010 or later
  • 1,4632000 to 2009
  • 8461990 to 1999
  • 9421980 to 1989
  • 8141970 to 1979
  • 436Before 1970
Ancestries in Hobbs, NM

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,591 (9.6%)
  • German: 963 (3.6%)
  • English: 808 (3.0%)
  • Irish: 505 (1.9%)
  • European: 291 (1.1%)
  • African: 203 (0.7%)
  • Italian: 117 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 51 (0.2%)
  • French: 45 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 42 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 40 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 39 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 35 (0.1%)
  • British: 32 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 24 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 22 (0.08%)
  • Dutch: 21 (0.08%)
  • Finnish: 16 (0.06%)
  • French Canadian: 13 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 12 (0.04%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.04%)
  • Polish: 9 (0.03%)
  • Swedish: 8 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Ethiopian: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Hobbs:

82.8% (5,916)
New Mexico:

66.5% (129,316)

Cuba
Hobbs:

3.9% (277)
New Mexico:

1.5% (2,989)

Honduras
Hobbs:

2.6% (189)
New Mexico:

0.6% (1,154)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16,573
  • Other state: 14,422
  • Northeast: 211
  • Midwest: 918
  • South: 11,071
  • West: 2,359

81.1% of Hobbs residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49.1% lived in New Mexico.


Hobbs:

81.1%
State average:

88.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 312
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 323
  • 5th and 6th grade: 516
  • 7th and 8th grade: 312
  • 9th grade: 447
  • 10th grade: 340
  • 11th grade: 987
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 72
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,673
  • Less than 1 year of college: 502
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,661
  • Associate degree: 960
  • Bachelor's degree: 784
  • Master's degree: 200
  • Professional school degree: 57
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 331
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 114
  • 5th and 6th grade: 745
  • 7th and 8th grade: 666
  • 9th grade: 265
  • 10th grade: 219
  • 11th grade: 196
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 67
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,146
  • Less than 1 year of college: 758
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,935
  • Associate degree: 682
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,060
  • Master's degree: 826
  • Professional school degree: 115
  • Doctorate degree: 89
Educational Attainment for Females
Hobbs marital status for males
Hobbs marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,674
  • One, attached: 344
  • Two: 152
  • 3 or 4: 880
  • 5 to 9: 744
  • 10 to 19: 517
  • 20 to 49: 333
  • 50 or more: 314
  • Mobile homes: 1,503
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $117,313

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Hobbs
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Hobbs, NM
  • 49.4%Utility gas
  • 44.0%Electricity
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Wood
  • 0.8%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Hobbs, NM
  • 54.6%Electricity
  • 42.5%Utility gas
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 371
Here:

7.4%
New Mexico:

10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
Here:

4.5%
New Mexico:

10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 141
Here:

8.2%
New Mexico:

12.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability