Hobbs vs Jal

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

Hobbs and Jal 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 2,069 in Jal). Hobbs has the higher median household income ($65,691 vs $60,703 in Jal). Hobbs has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $105,400 in Jal).

Population, income & housing

	Hobbs	Jal
Population	39,887	2,069
Median age	31.7 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,691	$60,703
Median home value	$180,700	$105,400
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,155
Housing units	15,687	947
Homeownership rate	62.8%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	18.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobbs	Jal
Population	38,375 → 39,887 (+3.9%)	1,896 → 2,069 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$59,020 → $65,691 (+11.3%)	$54,716 → $60,703 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$140,600 → $180,700 (+28.5%)	$70,800 → $105,400 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $1,132 (+26.5%)	$677 → $1,155 (+70.6%)

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

Jal

Population

1,8962,069

Median household income

$54,716$60,703

Median home value

$70,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$677$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobbs	Jal
Under 5	8.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	21.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	19.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.5%
75 and over	3.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobbs	Jal
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	39.4%
Black or African American	5.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.9%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	61.9%	58.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobbs	Jal
No high school diploma	24.1%	28.3%
High school graduate	32.3%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobbs	Jal
Drove alone	78.6%	93.2%
Carpooled	16.9%	1.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	4.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobbs	Jal
1-unit, detached	68.2%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Hobbs	Jal
Poverty rate	20.5%	21.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1977	1963