Hobbs Micro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 66,876
| Hobbs Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 11,437 | 53.62%, see rank | 59.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 9,548 | 44.76%, see rank | 32.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 192 | 0.90%, see rank | 2.05% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 63 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.36% |
| Other | 91 | 0.43%, see rank | 4.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 64,670
| Hobbs Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 12,447 | 59.27%, see rank | 59.52% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 8,096 | 38.55%, see rank | 32.40% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 267 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 80 | 0.38%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.24% |
| Other | 112 | 0.53%, see rank | 4.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 62,503
| Hobbs Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 13,706 | 64.48%, see rank | 59.87% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 7,326 | 34.47%, see rank | 32.10% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 138 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.93% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 73 | 0.34%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 12 | 0.06%, see rank | 5.02% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 58,058
| Hobbs Area | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 14,002 | 65.83%, see rank | 59.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 7,048 | 33.13%, see rank | 32.21% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 169 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.95% |
| Other | 19 | 0.09%, see rank | 5.11% | 0.87% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.