North Hobbs

Population: 6,099
Median household income: $89,279
Median home value: $233,200

Located in Lea County, New Mexico, North Hobbs is a community with a population of 6,099. At $89,279, its median household income sits above Lea County's $68,750.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Hobbs's population declined 3.2% from 6,301 to 6,099, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $186,000 to $233,200.

67.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,099
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $89,279
Median home value: $233,200
Median gross rent: $1,109
Housing units: 2,157
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,301	$70,230	$186,000	$1,007
2020	5,860	$71,272	$184,100	$989
2021	6,148	$74,207	$203,300	$995
2022	5,863	$78,608	$208,000	$1,085
2023	6,099	$89,279	$233,200	$1,109

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	346	5.7%
5 to 17	1,267	20.8%
18 to 24	633	10.4%
25 to 34	819	13.4%
35 to 44	717	11.8%
45 to 54	749	12.3%
55 to 64	819	13.4%
65 to 74	419	6.9%
75 and over	330	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,854	46.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.6%
Two or more races	55	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,146	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate44.4%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	682	17.7%
High school graduate	1,711	44.4%
Some college or associate's	1,017	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	227	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	216	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,949	80.1%
Carpooled	411	16.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	0.6%
Other means	43	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,052	43.5%
15 to 29 min	1,060	43.8%
30 to 44 min	168	6.9%
45 to 59 min	34	1.4%
60+ min	104	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 13.0% (785 of 6,047)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,466	75.7%
Nonfamily households	471	24.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,937	89.8%
Vacant	220	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,709	88.2%
Renter-occupied	228	11.8%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,445	67.0%
1-unit, attached	9	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7	0.3%
20 or more units	23	1.1%
Mobile home & other	673	31.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3552500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 32.7733, -103.1234