Eunice vs Hobbs

A side-by-side comparison of Eunice and Hobbs: population, income, housing, and more.

Eunice and Hobbs are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hobbs has the higher population (39,887 vs 2,989 in Eunice). Hobbs has the higher median household income ($65,691 vs $49,795 in Eunice). Hobbs has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $164,900 in Eunice).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	Hobbs
Population	2,989	39,887
Median age	34.3 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,795	$65,691
Median home value	$164,900	$180,700
Median gross rent	$749	$1,132
Housing units	1,283	15,687
Homeownership rate	76.9%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	Hobbs
Population	3,037 → 2,989 (-1.6%)	38,375 → 39,887 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$62,527 → $49,795 (-20.4%)	$59,020 → $65,691 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $164,900 (+82.0%)	$140,600 → $180,700 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $749 (-28.5%)	$895 → $1,132 (+26.5%)

Eunice

Population

3,0372,989

Median household income

$62,527$49,795

Median home value

$90,600$164,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$749

Hobbs

Population

38,37539,887

Median household income

$59,020$65,691

Median home value

$140,600$180,700

Median gross rent

$895$1,132

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	Hobbs
Under 5	6.6%	8.5%
5 to 17	28.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.2%
25 to 34	7.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	17.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.4%
75 and over	4.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	Hobbs
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	29.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	57.7%	61.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	Hobbs
No high school diploma	30.5%	24.1%
High school graduate	27.2%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	Hobbs
Drove alone	84.1%	78.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.2%
Other means	3.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	Hobbs
1-unit, detached	84.4%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	Hobbs
Poverty rate	15.3%	20.5%
Average household size	2.85	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1973	1977