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Hobbs, New Mexico

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(Rio Arriba County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Hobbs had a population of 28,657 people ^<1>. This represents 1.57% of the total population of New Mexico, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	30,476	+6.35%	+2.59% since 2007
2007	29,706	+3.66%	+3.15% since 2006
2006	28,800	+0.5%	+1.14% since 2005
2005	28,474	-0.64%	+0.23% since 2004
2004	28,409	-0.87%	+0.4% since 2003
2003	28,296	-1.26%	-0.44% since 2002
2002	28,422	-0.82%	+0.68% since 2001
2001	28,230	-1.49%	-1.49% since 2000
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2000	28,657	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Farmington	NW	400 mi [643 km]	42,637	12.67% increase
7	Alamogordo	W	164 mi [263.9 km]	35,757	0.49% increase
8	Clovis	N	120 mi [193.1 km]	32,352	0.96% decrease
-9-	Hobbs			30,476	6.35% increase
10	Carlsbad	W	67 mi [107.8 km]	25,629	---
11	Gallup	NW	375 mi [603 km]	19,979	1.14% decrease
12	Las Vegas	NW	233 mi [375 km]	13,818	5.13% decrease

Hobbs had 11,968 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Hobbs has an area ^<4> of 18.93 square miles [49.02 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Hobbs had a 2000 population density of 1,514 people per square mile [584 people/km²], making it the state's 11th most densely populated area.

Lea County

The city of Hobbs is located in Lea County.

The county had a population of 55,148 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 28,657 people, Hobbs contained 52% of the Lea County total.

In addition, where the community of Hobbs has a population density of 1,514 people per square mile [584 people/km²], Lea County averages 12.55 people per square mile [4.85 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lea County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Hobbs and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Hobbs. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	30,476	6.35% increase
15 mi [24 km]	1	30,476	6.35% increase
20 mi [32 km]	2	33,247	6.5% increase
25 mi [40 km]	4	47,296	5.87% increase
30 mi [48 km]	5	53,418	5.6% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Hobbs. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Hobbs, it also contains a comparison between Hobbs and the state of New Mexico.

Click here for the Hobbs QuickFact (QF-3532520).

A Census Quickfact is available for Lea County (QF-35025).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Hobbs:

	State Code:	35 (New Mexico)
	County Code:	025 (Lea County)
	Place Code:	32520 (Hobbs)

	State & County Code:	35025 (New Mexico/Lea County)

	State & Place Code:	3532520 (New Mexico/Hobbs)

Hobbs is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Hobbs.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New Mexico ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Hobbs and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Hobbs. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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