People QuickFacts Hobbs New Mexico Population, 2011 estimate 34,488 2,082,224 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 34,126 2,059,180 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.1% 1.1% Population, 2010 34,122 2,059,179 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 9.6% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 29.8% 25.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.1% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 48.6% 50.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 73.0% 68.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.1% 2.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.3% 9.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 3.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 53.7% 46.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 38.3% 40.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.3% 84.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.6% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 34.6% 36.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 74.6% 82.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 14.0% 25.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.8 21.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 67.1% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 14.9% 15.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $93,000 $158,400 Households, 2006-2010 11,081 756,112 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.77 2.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $19,509 $22,966 Median household income 2006-2010 $43,194 $43,820 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 20.3% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Hobbs New Mexico Total number of firms, 2007 2,176 157,231 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 23.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.4% 31.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 17,122,725 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 285,071 10,589,286 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 628,503 24,469,997 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,130 $12,429 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 69,073 3,734,300     Geography QuickFacts Hobbs New Mexico Land area in square miles, 2010 23.96 121,298.15 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,424.4 17.0 FIPS Code 32520 35 Counties Lea County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts