North Hobbs vs Tatum

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

North Hobbs and Tatum 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 736 in Tatum). North Hobbs has the higher median home value ($233,200 vs $107,400 in Tatum). Since 2019, Tatum's population has grown faster (+1.4% vs -3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	North Hobbs	Tatum
Population	6,099	736
Median age	34.8 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$89,279	—
Median home value	$233,200	$107,400
Median gross rent	$1,109	$943
Housing units	2,157	377
Homeownership rate	88.2%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Hobbs	Tatum
Population	6,301 → 6,099 (-3.2%)	726 → 736 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$70,230 → $89,279 (+27.1%)	$50,208 → $46,477 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$186,000 → $233,200 (+25.4%)	$90,000 → $107,400 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,007 → $1,109 (+10.1%)	$718 → $943 (+31.3%)

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

Tatum

Population

726736

Median household income

$50,208$46,477

Median home value

$90,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$718$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Hobbs	Tatum
Under 5	5.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	26.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	5.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	4.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.5%
75 and over	5.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Hobbs	Tatum
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	45.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	51.6%	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Hobbs	Tatum
No high school diploma	17.7%	15.1%
High school graduate	44.4%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Hobbs	Tatum
Drove alone	80.1%	73.3%
Carpooled	16.9%	26.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Hobbs	Tatum
1-unit, detached	67.0%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.2%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	North Hobbs	Tatum
Poverty rate	13.0%	15.7%
Average household size	3.15	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1989	1964