Hobbs vs North Hobbs

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

Hobbs 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.

Hobbs has the higher population (39,887 vs 6,099 in North Hobbs). North Hobbs has the higher median household income ($89,279 vs $65,691 in Hobbs). North Hobbs has the higher median home value ($233,200 vs $180,700 in Hobbs).

Population, income & housing

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
Population	39,887	6,099
Median age	31.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,691	$89,279
Median home value	$180,700	$233,200
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,109
Housing units	15,687	2,157
Homeownership rate	62.8%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
Population	38,375 → 39,887 (+3.9%)	6,301 → 6,099 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$59,020 → $65,691 (+11.3%)	$70,230 → $89,279 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$140,600 → $180,700 (+28.5%)	$186,000 → $233,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $1,132 (+26.5%)	$1,007 → $1,109 (+10.1%)

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

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)

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
Under 5	8.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.8%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.9%
75 and over	3.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	46.8%
Black or African American	5.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	61.9%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
No high school diploma	24.1%	17.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
Drove alone	78.6%	80.1%
Carpooled	16.9%	16.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
1-unit, detached	68.2%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Hobbs	North Hobbs
Poverty rate	20.5%	13.0%
Average household size	2.71	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1977	1989