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Hobbs, NM Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 35,343
| Hobbs, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,115 | 54.95%, see rank | 59.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 4,729 | 42.50%, see rank | 32.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 160 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.05% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.36% |
| Other | 91 | 0.82%, see rank | 4.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 34,111
| Hobbs, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,620 | 59.16%, see rank | 59.52% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,202 | 37.55%, see rank | 32.40% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 208 | 1.86%, see rank | 2.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 48 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.24% |
| Other | 112 | 1.00%, see rank | 4.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 32,940
| Hobbs, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 7,255 | 65.47%, see rank | 59.87% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,669 | 33.11%, see rank | 32.10% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 91 | 0.82%, see rank | 1.93% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 54 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 12 | 0.11%, see rank | 5.02% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 29,777
| Hobbs, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 7,185 | 66.97%, see rank | 59.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,402 | 31.71%, see rank | 32.21% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 105 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18 | 0.17%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.95% |
| Other | 19 | 0.18%, see rank | 5.11% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 28,657
| Hobbs, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 6,677 | 66.16%, see rank | 58.17% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 3,354 | 33.23%, see rank | 33.30% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 39 | 0.39%, see rank | 2.11% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.87% | 2.61% |
| Other | 7 | 0.07%, see rank | 5.55% | 0.82% |
* 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.