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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—New Mexico

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Hobbs, New Mexico




Hobbs (city), New Mexico

   People QuickFactsHobbsNew Mexico
Population, 2003 estimate 28,3111,874,614
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.2%3.1%
Population, 2000 28,6571,819,046
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -2.7%20.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1%7.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.4%28.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.9%11.7%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.0%50.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)63.5%66.8%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)6.8%1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.1%9.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)Z0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)24.4%17.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.7%3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 42.2%42.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.0%54.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 10.9%8.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 33.6%36.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 66.1%78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 12.9%23.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.821.9
 
Housing units, 2000 11,968780,579
Homeownership rate, 2000 67.9%70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $51,200$108,100
 
Households, 2000 10,040677,971
Persons per household, 2000 2.722.63
Median household income, 1999 $28,100$34,133
Per capita money income, 1999 $14,209$17,261
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 24.2%18.4%
   Business QuickFactsHobbsNew Mexico
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 253,8157,397,572
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 336,09514,984,454
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $12,112$8,697
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 33,5122,146,558
Total number of firms, 1997 2,385131,685
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 23.0%28.5%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 21.5%29.4%
   Geography QuickFactsHobbsNew Mexico
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 19121,356
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,514.015.0
FIPS Code 3252035
Counties



(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 U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:36 EST

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