Hobbs, NM Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	28,657	100.0

Male	14,340	50.0
Female	14,317	50.0

Under 5 years	2,319	8.1
5 to 9 years	2,356	8.2
10 to 14 years	2,485	8.7
15 to 19 years	2,484	8.7
20 to 24 years	2,020	7.0
25 to 34 years	3,763	13.1
35 to 44 years	4,271	14.9
45 to 54 years	3,302	11.5
55 to 59 years	1,203	4.2
60 to 64 years	1,044	3.6
65 to 74 years	1,914	6.7
75 to 84 years	1,111	3.9
85 years and over	385	1.3

Median age (years)	32.1	(X)

18 years and over	19,951	69.6
Male	9,933	34.7
Female	10,018	35.0
21 years and over	18,576	64.8
62 years and over	4,017	14.0
65 years and over	3,410	11.9
Male	1,406	4.9
Female	2,004	7.0

RACE
One race	27,588	96.3
White	18,203	63.5
Black or African American	1,945	6.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	308	1.1
Asian	123	0.4
Asian Indian	54	0.2
Chinese	13	0.0
Filipino	24	0.1
Japanese	7	0.0
Korean	16	0.1
Vietnamese	1	0.0
Other Asian ¹	8	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	6,997	24.4
Two or more races	1,069	3.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	19,163	66.9
Black or African American	2,109	7.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	504	1.8
Asian	155	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.1
Some other race	7,806	27.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,657	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	12,088	42.2
Mexican	7,995	27.9
Puerto Rican	28	0.1
Cuban	8	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,057	14.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,569	57.8
White alone	14,027	48.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,657	100.0
In households	27,324	95.3
Householder	10,040	35.0
Spouse	5,436	19.0
Child	9,469	33.0
Own child under 18 years	7,780	27.1
Other relatives	1,446	5.0
Under 18 years	755	2.6
Nonrelatives	933	3.3
Unmarried partner	507	1.8
In group quarters	1,333	4.7
Institutionalized population	1,226	4.3
Noninstitutionalized population	107	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,040	100.0
Family households (families)	7,373	73.4
With own children under 18 years	3,999	39.8
Married-couple family	5,436	54.1
With own children under 18 years	2,697	26.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,466	14.6
With own children under 18 years	999	10.0
Nonfamily households	2,667	26.6
Householder living alone	2,354	23.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,016	10.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,394	43.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,428	24.2

Average household size	2.72	(X)
Average family size	3.22	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,968	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,040	83.9
Vacant housing units	1,928	16.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	31	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	21.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,040	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,816	67.9
Renter-occupied housing units	3,224	32.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.76	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.64	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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