New Mexico · Census place 32520
Hobbs city, NM
Quick answer
Hobbs city has 39,887 residents, ranking #7 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $65,691, the median home is worth $180,700 and median gross rent runs $1,132 a month.
- Population
- 39,887Hobbs city residents
- Median household income
- $65,691Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $180,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,132Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hobbs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hobbs city median would spend about 20.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.5% of residents and 62.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Mexico.
- Santa Fe city 88,224
- Roswell city 47,823
- Farmington city 46,339
- Clovis city 38,153
- South Valley CDP 36,605
- Carlsbad city 31,813
- Alamogordo city 31,063
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