Everything about Hobbs New Mexico totally explained
Hobbs is a city in
Lea County, New Mexico. The population was 28,657 at the
2000 census.
Geography
Hobbs is located at (32.712240, -103.140681).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9
square miles (49.0
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 28,657 people, 10,040 households, and 7,369 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,514.0 people per square mile (584.5/km²). There were 11,968 housing units at an average density of 632.3/sq mi (244.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.52%
White, 6.79%
African American, 1.07%
Native American, 0.43%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 24.42% from
other races, and 3.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 42.18% of the population.
There were 10,040 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 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 non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,100, and the median income for a family was $33,017. Males had a median income of $31,352 versus $20,841 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,209. About 20.2% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
Points of Interest
Hobbs holds the headquarters of the
Soaring Society of America.
Hobbs is home to Zia Park racetrack that hosts
thoroughbred and
quarter horse racing, and the Black Gold Casino.
Hobbs is also one of several towns in the
United States, that claims the title "Home of the
Black Squirrels"
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