Hobbs

Hobbs was founded in 1907 when James Isaac Hobbs established a homestead and named the settlement. The small, isolated settlement expanded rapidly following the discovery of oil by the Midwest Oil Company in 1927. At the peak of this oil boom, over 12,000 people lived in Hobbs. Hobbs is in eastern Lea County, less than 4 mi (6 km) west of the Texas border. U.S. Routes 62/180 pass through the city, leading east 29 mi (47km) to Seminole, Texas, and west 69 mi (111 km) to Carlsbad. The city experiences hot summers and chilly winters. With around 70% of precipitation coming in the high solar half of the year, Hobbs may also be defined as a dry-winter humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) The city is home to the University of the Southwest, which opened in 1956. It is also home to New Mexico Junior College, a junior college, and Hobbs Army Airfield, which is still used for soaring competitions. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, increasing from 34,122 in 2010. It has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68.5 km²), of which 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) is covered by water. The population of Hobbs was 33,405 at the 2010 census. The racial makeup of the city was 63.5% White, 6.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 24.5%, and 3.7% from other races.

History

Hobbs is the primary city name, but also Oil Center are acceptable city names or spellings. Hobbs was founded in 1907 when James Isaac Hobbs (1852-1923) established a homestead and named the settlement. The small, isolated settlement expanded rapidly following the discovery of oil by the Midwest Oil Company in 1927. At the peak of this oil boom, over 12,000 people lived in Hobbs. In 1938, seven local men were killed and five more injured when an explosive charge used in oil drilling detonated prematurely. following the outbreak of World War II, Hobbs Army Airfield was built north of town in 1942. In 1948, the city bought the air base and converted it into the Hobbs Industrial Air Park, which is still used for soaring competitions. In 1962, it became the College of the Southwest, and in 2008, it was changed again to the University of the Southwestern. A second college, New Mexico Junior College, opened in 1966. It was initially the First Baptist College, and then the First Junior College. In 1956, it opened as the New Mexico College of Technology, and later as New Mexico State College. It is the only college in the state to be named after a U.S. state or state university. It opened its doors to the public in 1956, and it is the oldest college in New Mexico. The U.N. College of Southwestern Studies opened in 1968, and its name was later changed to the U.M. Southwestern College. The name was changed to University of Southwest in 2008. The University of Southwest is a public, non-profit institution.

Geography

Hobbs is in eastern Lea County, less than 4 mi (6 km) west of the Texas border. U.S. Routes 62/180 pass through the city. Land in the city drains either east to Seminole Draw or southeast to Monument Draw, both of which are tributaries of Mustang Draw in Texas and ultimately part of the Colorado River watershed. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Hobbs has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68.5 km²), of which 0.04 square miles of it is covered by water. The city is located in the eastern part of Lea county, just east of the town of Lovington, which is the county seat. The town of Kermit, Texas, is just to the south of the city, on the Texas-Mexico border. It has a population of 1,000, with the majority of its residents living in and around Hobbs. It is the only city in Lea counties that is not in the state of Texas, and the only one in the county that does not have a post office. The nearest airport is in Carlsbad, 69 mi (111 km) to the west, and Hobbs is the nearest town to the state capital of San Antonio, where it is located on the other side of the border with Texas. The closest airport is San Antonio International Airport, which has an airport with an international airport on the same name, at a cost of $1.2 million.

Climate

Hobbs, like many parts of eastern New Mexico, has a semiarid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The city experiences hot summers and chilly winters. With around 70% of precipitation coming in the high solar half of the year, Hobbs may also be defined as a dry-winter humid subtropical climate. The city has a hot springs and a cold spring and summer. Hobbs has a dry winter and a dry spring and dry summer. It has a cold winters and a hot summers. It also has a warm winters and hot springs. It is located on the New Mexico-New Mexico border and is on the U.S. Interior Insular Watkins Climatology University of New Mexico and the University of New Mexico Extension of the United States System of Maximum Temperatures (U.N. C M Thermal Moderate and Extreme Temperatures (U N T Moderation) system. It has a hot summer and cold winters. It experiences a hot spring and cold summer and cool winters. The town has hot summers, cold winters, and a warm spring and cool summers. The city has hot winters and cold summers, and hot winters, with hot summers and cold winters occurring in July and August. The climate is humid sub-tropical in Hobbs.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. Census, there were 40,508 people, 12,028 households, and 8,572 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 63.5% White, 6.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 24.5%. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 42.18% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $28,100, and for a family was $33,017. About 20.2% of families were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5 per cent of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.72, and the average family size was 3.22. The city has a population of 33,405 people, 10,040 households and 7,369 families. The population density was 1,514.0 people per square mile (584.5/km²). The 11,968 housing units averaged 632.3 per mi2 (244.1/km 2). The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there are 100.2 males. The per capita income for the city is $14,209. It is the only city in the state with a city population of more than 30,000 people. In the city, the age distribution was 30.4 per cent under 18, 10.3 percent from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4 percent from 45 to 64, and 11.9 per cent who were 65 or older.

Economy

The largest industries in Hobbs are mining/quarrying and oil and gas extraction, followed by retail trade and educational services. Hobbs is also home to Zia Park, a racetrack, hotel and casino with over 750 slot machines and table games. The city is home to the U.S. Air Force Base, which is located in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico. The base is located at the base of the Mount Washington, a mountain range in the north of the city. The town is also known for its beautiful scenery, especially at night, when it comes to the setting of fireworks and other light displays. It is the site of one of the world's busiest airports, with a capacity of more than 100,000 passengers a day. The airport also has a number of other tourist attractions, including a casino and a hotel, as well as a national park and a national wildlife refuge. It was the birthplace of the United States Air Force base, which was established in 1881. The U.N. Air Base is based in the Hobbs area of New Mexico, and has a total population of over 1,000,000. It also has its own airport, which can handle more than 1,500,000 flights a day, and is the home of the US Air Forcebase, which has a fleet of over 2,000 aircraft. The nearest major airport is the Fort Worth International Airport, which lies to the south of the town. It has a population of around 2,500.

Arts and culture

Located in Hobbs are the headquarters of the Soaring Society of America and Zia Park Casino, Hotel, and Racetrack. The property is owned and operated by Penn National Gaming, Inc. The casino offers live and simulcast racing, casino games, dining, and a 154-room hotel. It is located in the Hobbs suburb of Hobbs, New Mexico, and is located on the New Mexico Turnpike, which runs from New Mexico to New Mexico. The hotel has a total of 154 rooms, and the casino has more than 1,000 gaming tables. It also has a casino that is open to the public, as well as a racetrack, which is available for simulcast live racing and casino games. It was built in the 1970s and 1980s by the same company, which also owns and operates the New Jersey Turnpikes and the Monongahela River Casino in New Jersey. It has been open since the 1980s and is one of the most successful casinos in the United States, with more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue. It offers a variety of entertainment options, including live racing, casinos, dining and a casino. It's also home to a horse racing track, which offers simulcasts of live racing for the first time in the U.S. in the 1990s. It opened in the early 1990s and has been in operation since the late 1990s, with a track and casino that opened in 1998.

Transportation

Lea County Regional Airport serves Hobbs with one commercial passenger airline flying to it. The airport is located on the outskirts of Hobbs. It is the only airport in Lea County with a commercial airline flying there. It also serves as a regional hub for the city of Lea, which has a population of 2,000. It has one commercial airline, Lea Airlines, flying to Hobbs from New Mexico and Texas.

Education

University of the Southwest is a private, four-year Christian university. New Mexico Junior College is a public junior college. Hobbs Municipal Schools is the local school district.CTECH Vocational campus is a Vocational Vocational School of New Mexico. The local high school is Hobbs High School, which is a high school and high school Vocational High School. The high school has a vocational campus. The junior college is a junior college for high school students. It is located in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico, and is part of the New Mexico State University system. The town is also home to the Hobbs Junior College and New Mexico High School for Science and Technology, which are both public colleges. The school district has a number of other high schools and junior colleges, including Hobbs Elementary, Hobbs Middle, and Hobbs Senior High. It also has a high-tech vocational school, which was founded in the 1970s. It was the first high school in the state, and has since become a magnet school. It has also been the site of several high schools, including New Mexico Community College for the Arts and Technology. The community college is also known as New Mexico College for Technology and Sciences, which began in the 1990s. The state's high school district is the Hobb's High School and High School For Technology, or HSCHT. It opened in the 1980s and is now the HSCT campus. HSCOT is the high school's vocational high school.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico = 98.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 20. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 97. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hobbs = 5.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 40,508 individuals with a median age of 32 age the population grows by 4.75% in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,534.16 residents per square mile of area (592.35/km²). There are average 2.65 people per household in the 10,761 households with an average household income of $38,159 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.20% of the available work force and has dropped -4.78% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.24%. The number of physicians in Hobbs per 100,000 population = 104.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Hobbs = 16 inches and the annual snowfall = 5.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 44. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 266. 94 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 27.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 40, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico which are owned by the occupant = 58.57%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 40 years with median home cost = $53,160 and home appreciation of -3.50%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $5.19 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,159 per student. There are 16.5 students for each teacher in the school, 1296 students for each Librarian and 777 students for each Counselor. 6.02% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.02% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.91% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).