Hobbs Metro Area

  1. Hobbs Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Hobbs Metro Area Statistics
  3. Hobbs Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Hobbs Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Hobbs Metro Area Family Information
  6. Hobbs Metro Area Education Information
  7. Hobbs Metro Area Business Information
  8. Hobbs Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Hobbs Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Hobbs Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Hobbs Metro Area Counties
  12. Hobbs Metro Area Cities


Hobbs Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Hobbs Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 55,511
  • Land Area (2000): 11,377.706 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.750 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 23,405
Hobbs Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 87,330 78.39%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,131 1.02%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 22,938 20.59%

Hobbs Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Hobbs Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 23,663 22,507 1,156 4.88% 49
1991 23,947 22,846 1,101 4.60% 46
1992 24,435 22,786 1,649 6.75% 68
1993 24,436 23,020 1,416 5.80% 58
1994 24,058 22,301 1,756 7.30% 73
1995 24,140 22,731 1,409 5.84% 58
1996 24,466 22,950 1,517 6.20% 62
1997 24,963 23,718 1,244 4.99% 50
1998 25,118 23,645 1,473 5.86% 59
1999 24,574 22,294 2,280 9.28% 93
2000 22,646 21,455 1,191 5.26% 53
2001 23,702 22,684 1,018 4.29% 43
2002 23,241 21,983 1,258 5.41% 54
2003 23,888 22,621 1,267 5.30% 53
2004 24,571 23,357 1,215 4.94% 49
2005 25,863 24,774 1,089 4.21% 42
2006 26,920 26,063 857 3.18% 32
2007 27,989 27,336 652 2.33% 23
2008 29,364 28,628 736 2.51% 25
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 28,449 27,934 515 1.81% 18
Feb 2008 28,619 28,040 579 2.02% 20
Mar 2008 28,722 28,082 640 2.23% 22
Apr 2008 29,596 28,971 625 2.11% 21
May 2008 29,399 28,722 677 2.30% 23
Jun 2008 29,777 28,857 920 3.09% 31
Jul 2008 29,999 29,006 993 3.31% 33
Aug 2008 29,784 28,837 947 3.18% 32
Sep 2008 29,930 29,204 726 2.43% 24
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Hobbs Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Mining 6,578 27.74%
2. Construction 2,370 9.99%
3. Educational Services 1,244 5.25%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,140 4.81%
5. Repair and Maintenance 1,050 4.43%
6. Utilities 992 4.18%
7. Public Administration 962 4.06%
8. Health Care 810 3.42%
9. Truck Transportation 752 3.17%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 652 2.75%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 602 2.54%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 530 2.23%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 528 2.23%
14. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 428 1.80%
15. Other Transportation 342 1.44%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 314 1.32%
17. Finance and Insurance 306 1.29%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 306 1.29%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 272 1.15%
20. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 266 1.12%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 2,922 17.40%
2. Health Care 2,406 14.33%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,638 9.75%
4. Public Administration 1,098 6.54%
5. Social Assistance 908 5.41%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 792 4.72%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 660 3.93%
8. Mining 534 3.18%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 530 3.16%
10. Department and Other General Stores 528 3.14%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 388 2.31%
12. Finance and Insurance 352 2.10%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 320 1.91%
14. Private Household Services 282 1.68%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 258 1.54%
16. Utilities 214 1.27%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 198 1.18%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 174 1.04%
19. Construction 166 0.99%
20. Food Manufacturing 146 0.87%

Hobbs Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Extraction Workers 2,144 9.04%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 1,536 6.48%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,534 6.47%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 1,152 4.86%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,108 4.67%
6. Other Production Occupations 998 4.21%
7. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 910 3.84%
8. Other Management Occupations 880 3.71%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 874 3.69%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 636 2.68%
11. Agricultural Workers 634 2.67%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 614 2.59%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 580 2.45%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 566 2.39%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 558 2.35%
16. Top Executives 514 2.17%
17. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 464 1.96%
18. Farmers and Farm Managers 462 1.95%
19. Construction Laborers 448 1.89%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 436 1.84%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,236 7.36%
2. Secretaries and Admins 1,060 6.31%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 990 5.89%
4. Cashiers 932 5.55%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 658 3.92%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 658 3.92%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 656 3.91%
8. Registered Nurses 632 3.76%
9. Other Management Occupations 568 3.38%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 544 3.24%
11. Waiters and Waitresses 542 3.23%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 514 3.06%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 496 2.95%
14. Child Care Workers 470 2.80%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 460 2.74%
16. Other Food Preparation and Servers 394 2.35%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 390 2.32%
18. Personal Appearance Workers 382 2.27%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 358 2.13%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 348 2.07%

Hobbs Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 40,130 48.87%
15-35 hours 8,006 9.75%
1-14 hours 2,536 3.09%
No regular hours 31,442 38.29%

Hobbs Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 2,019 5.21%
5 AM-5:29 AM 2,251 5.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2,363 6.09%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,814 9.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,587 11.83%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,436 11.44%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 7,078 18.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,344 8.62%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,004 2.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,611 4.15%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 1,036 2.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 362 0.93%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,356 6.07%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,526 6.51%

Hobbs Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 3,443 8.88%
5-9 9,184 23.68%
10-14 9,846 25.38%
15-19 5,411 13.95%
20-24 2,920 7.53%
25-29 1,094 2.82%
30-34 2,908 7.50%
35-39 227 0.59%
40-44 288 0.74%
45-59 1,112 2.87%
60-89 1,109 2.86%
At least 90 1,245 3.21%

Hobbs Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 42 0.11% 31,856 82.13%
30-44 0 0.00% 3,423 8.83%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,112 2.87%
At least 60 0 0.00% 2,354 6.07%

Hobbs Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 106 0.27%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 5,974 14.98%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 31,404 78.75%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 112 0.28%
Color 4 Box Other 460 1.15%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 42 0.11%
Color 6 Box Walked 689 1.73%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,091 2.74%

Hobbs Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 39,440 (107,416 people)
Families (2000): 29,592 (94,456 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 9,112
People at same address in 1995: 58,185
Hobbs Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6,043 15.26%
$10,000-$14,999 3,855 9.73%
$15,000-$19,999 3,388 8.55%
$20,000-$24,999 3,244 8.19%
$25,000-$29,999 3,378 8.53%
$30,000-$34,999 2,877 7.26%
$35,000-$39,999 2,648 6.69%
$40,000-$44,999 2,289 5.78%
$45,000-$49,999 1,892 4.78%
$50,000-$59,999 3,013 7.61%
$60,000-$74,999 3,059 7.72%
$75,000-$99,999 2,097 5.30%
$100,000-$124,999 1,024 2.59%
$125,000-$149,999 218 0.55%
$150,000-$199,999 220 0.56%
$200,000 or more 358 0.90%

Hobbs Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,426 22.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 5,719 29.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 469 2.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 3,274 16.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 57 0.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 3,242 16.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 19 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,575 8.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 12 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 588 2.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 316 1.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Hobbs Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 29,981 30.11%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 9,219 9.26%
Public Assistance 2,414 2.42%
Retirement 5,317 5.34%
Self Employment 4,759 4.78%
Social Security 11,859 11.91%
Supplemental Security 2,314 2.32%
Wage / Salary 28,445 28.56%
Other 5,273 5.30%

Hobbs Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 11,793 50.56%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 11,533 49.44%

Hobbs Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,803 9.15%
Color 1 Box Married 27,136 65.30%
Color 2 Box Never Married 9,489 22.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,126 2.71%

Hobbs Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,736 8.82%
Color 1 Box Married 25,716 60.71%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,174 19.30%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,733 11.17%

Hobbs Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Hobbs Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 10,305 13.23%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 15,776 20.26%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 21,958 28.19%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 17,424 22.37%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 4,405 5.66%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,211 6.69%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,801 3.60%

Hobbs Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 1,100 1.98% 452 0.81% 1,552 2.80%
Kindergarten 1,532 2.76% 40 0.07% 1,572 2.83%
Grades 1-4 7,697 13.87% 248 0.45% 7,945 14.31%
Grades 5-8 7,870 14.18% 216 0.39% 8,086 14.57%
Grades 9-12 7,971 14.36% 488 0.88% 8,459 15.24%
Undergrad college 4,369 7.87% 752 1.35% 5,121 9.23%
Graduate or professional school 288 0.52% 106 0.19% 394 0.71%
Total 30,827 55.53% 2,302 4.15% 33,129 59.68%

Hobbs Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Hobbs Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 106 105
2004 139 115

Hobbs Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hobbs Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 85,070 78.96%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 22,671 21.04%

Hobbs Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 1,270
Hobbs Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Hobbs Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 8,710 15.69%
10-19 Years 9,884 17.81%
20-29 Years 7,109 12.81%
30-39 Years 7,523 13.55%
40-49 Years 7,947 14.32%
50-59 Years 5,439 9.80%
60-69 Years 4,157 7.49%
70-79 Years 3,220 5.80%
80-89 Years 1,301 2.34%
90+ Years 221 0.40%

Hobbs Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 27,795 50.07%
Color 1 Box Female 27,716 49.93%

Hobbs Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 29,977 54.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 22,010 39.65%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,340 4.22%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 585 1.05%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 356 0.64%
Color 2 Box Asian 198 0.36%
Color 6 Box Other Race 34 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 11 0.02%

Hobbs Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 10,387 24.26%
2. German 7,676 17.93%
3. Irish 7,166 16.74%
4. English 5,992 13.99%
5. Dutch 1,724 4.03%
6. French Non-Basque 1,480 3.46%
7. Scotch Irish 1,459 3.41%
8. Italian 1,084 2.53%
9. Scottish 968 2.26%
10. Norwegian 741 1.73%

Hobbs Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 69,231 67.30%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 32,791 31.88%
3. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 234 0.23%
4. Korean 124 0.12%
5. Chinese 98 0.10%
6. German 96 0.09%
7. French 74 0.07%
8. Tagalog 70 0.07%
9. Navajo 54 0.05%
10. Arabic 52 0.05%

Hobbs Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 98,854 88.74%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 4,369 3.92%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 8,176 7.34%

Hobbs Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Hobbs Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Hobbs Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Lea County    

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