Eunice vs North Hobbs

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

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

North Hobbs has the higher population (6,099 vs 2,989 in Eunice). North Hobbs has the higher median household income ($89,279 vs $49,795 in Eunice). North Hobbs has the higher median home value ($233,200 vs $164,900 in Eunice).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	North Hobbs
Population	2,989	6,099
Median age	34.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,795	$89,279
Median home value	$164,900	$233,200
Median gross rent	$749	$1,109
Housing units	1,283	2,157
Homeownership rate	76.9%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	North Hobbs
Population	3,037 → 2,989 (-1.6%)	6,301 → 6,099 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$62,527 → $49,795 (-20.4%)	$70,230 → $89,279 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $164,900 (+82.0%)	$186,000 → $233,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $749 (-28.5%)	$1,007 → $1,109 (+10.1%)

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

North Hobbs

Population

6,3016,099

Median household income

$70,230$89,279

Median home value

$186,000$233,200

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	North Hobbs
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	28.2%	20.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	17.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	6.9%
75 and over	4.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	North Hobbs
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	46.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	57.7%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	North Hobbs
No high school diploma	30.5%	17.7%
High school graduate	27.2%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	North Hobbs
Drove alone	84.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.6%
Other means	3.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	North Hobbs
1-unit, detached	84.4%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	North Hobbs
Poverty rate	15.3%	13.0%
Average household size	2.85	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1973	1989