Hobbs is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 39,386 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Hobbs is the seventh largest community in New Mexico.When you are in Hobbs, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.45% of Hobbs’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Hobbs is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hobbs who work in office and administrative support (12.97%), management occupations (9.59%), and sales jobs (8.22%). The citizens of Hobbs are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.63% of adults in Hobbs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Hobbs in 2022 was $33,083, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,332 for a family of four. However, Hobbs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hobbs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hobbs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hobbs, accounting for 61.92% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hobbs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hobbs include German, English, Irish, European, and African. Hobbs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.29%. The most common language spoken in Hobbs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Navajo.
