Males had a median income of $31,352 versus $20,841 for females. The median income for a household in the city was $28,100, and for a family was $33,017.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. The average household size was 2.72, and the average family size was 3.22. About 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. Of the 10,040 households, 39.8% had children under 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were not families. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 42.18% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 63.5% White, 6.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 24.5% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. The population density was 1,514.0 inhabitants per square mile (584.6/km 2). With around 70% of precipitation coming in the high solar half of the year, Hobbs may also be defined as a dry-winter humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cwa).Ĭlimate data for Hobbs, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–2022ĭemographics Historical population CensusĢ020 census Hobbs Racial Composition RaceĪs of the 2020 United States Census, 40,508 people, 12,028 households, and 8,572 families resided in the city.Īs of 2010, 33,405 people, 10,040 households, and 7,369 families were residing in the city. The city experiences hot summers and chilly winters. Hobbs, like many parts of eastern New Mexico, has a semiarid climate ( Köppen climate classification BSk). Land in the city drains either east to Seminole Draw or southeast to Monument Draw, both of which are tributaries of Mustang Draw in Texas and ultimately part of the Colorado River watershed. State Road 18 also passes through Hobbs, leading northwest 21 mi (34 km) to Lovington, the Lea county seat, and south 61 mi (98 km) to Kermit, Texas.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Hobbs has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68.5 km 2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.14%, is covered by water. Routes 62/ 180 pass through the city, leading east 29 mi (47 km) to Seminole, Texas, and west 69 mi (111 km) to Carlsbad. Hobbs is in eastern Lea County, less than 4 mi (6 km) west of the Texas border. A second college, New Mexico Junior College, opened in 1966.Īn ordinance was passed in Hobbs in November 2022 to prevent abortion clinics from operating.
The name was changed again to University of the Southwest in 2008. It was initially the First Baptist College, and in 1962, it became the College of the Southwest. The first college in Hobbs opened in 1956. In 1948, the city bought the air base and converted it into the Hobbs Industrial Air Park, which is still used for soaring competitions. įollowing the outbreak of World War II, Hobbs Army Airfield was built north of town in 1942. On June 23, 1938, seven local men were killed and five more injured when an explosive charge used in oil drilling detonated prematurely.
A few years later, though, activity picked up in the oilfields and the population climbed to about 14,000 in 1940. When the Great Depression hit, oil prices dropped and the population fell to only about 3,000 in 1931. At the peak of this oil boom, over 12,000 people lived in Hobbs. A refinery was built the following year, and in 1929, the town of Hobbs was officially incorporated. The small, isolated settlement expanded rapidly following the discovery of oil by the Midwest Oil Company in 1927. By 1911, about 25 landowners lived in Hobbs. In 1910, the Hobbs post office opened, with James Hobbs as the first postmaster. Hobbs was founded in 1907 when James Isaac Hobbs (1852–1923) established a homestead and named the settlement. Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, increasing from 34,122 in 2010. Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States.
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