Geography
Hobbs is placed at 32°42'44" North, 103°8'26" West (32.712240, -103.140681).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number vicinity of 49.Cypher km² (18.9 mi²). 49.Nought klick² (Xviii.Ix mi²) of these are l& and none of the vicinity is covered using a water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 28,657 people, 10,040 house, & 7,369 families living in the city. A population density is 584.5/km² (1,514.0/mi²). There are 11,968 housing units at an typical density of 244.1/km² (632.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 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. 42.18% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 10,040 family away from which 39.8% stand tykes under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 54.1% come married couples living together, 14.6% have a female homeowner by using there is no hubby present, & Xxvi.6% come non-families. Xxiii.4% of a lot menage come mass produced higher of souls & Decade.1% develop individual dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.72 & a typical personal size is Tierce.Twenty-two.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Xxx.4% under a age of Eighteen, Tenner.3% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxviii.0% from either 25 to 44, Nineteen.4% from either 45 to 64, & Eleven.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 32 years. For each Century females there are Hundred.Deuce males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & complete, there are 99.Deuce males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $28,100, & the median income for a personal is $33,017. Males have a median income of $31,352 versus $20,841 for females. A per capita income for the city is $14,209. Two dozen.2% of the people & Xx.2% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, 32.3% of people under a age of 18 & 15.5% of people 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.