Lovington vs North Hobbs

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

Lovington 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.

Lovington has the higher population (11,444 vs 6,099 in North Hobbs). North Hobbs has the higher median household income ($89,279 vs $67,284 in Lovington). North Hobbs has the higher median home value ($233,200 vs $162,900 in Lovington).

Population, income & housing

	Lovington	North Hobbs
Population	11,444	6,099
Median age	33.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,284	$89,279
Median home value	$162,900	$233,200
Median gross rent	$1,063	$1,109
Housing units	4,091	2,157
Homeownership rate	71.5%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lovington	North Hobbs
Population	11,491 → 11,444 (-0.4%)	6,301 → 6,099 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$51,620 → $67,284 (+30.3%)	$70,230 → $89,279 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$116,800 → $162,900 (+39.5%)	$186,000 → $233,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$824 → $1,063 (+29.0%)	$1,007 → $1,109 (+10.1%)

Lovington

Population

11,49111,444

Median household income

$51,620$67,284

Median home value

$116,800$162,900

Median gross rent

$824$1,063

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)

	Lovington	North Hobbs
Under 5	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	24.7%	20.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.4%
35 to 44	18.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	6.9%
75 and over	3.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lovington	North Hobbs
White (non-Hispanic)	27.7%	46.8%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	67.4%	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lovington	North Hobbs
No high school diploma	24.5%	17.7%
High school graduate	35.5%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lovington	North Hobbs
Drove alone	68.0%	80.1%
Carpooled	21.6%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	0.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lovington	North Hobbs
1-unit, detached	74.4%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.3%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Lovington	North Hobbs
Poverty rate	23.4%	13.0%
Average household size	3.21	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	32	17
Median year structure built	1971	1989