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Hobbs, NM vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Hot Springs is 0% more densely populated than Hobbs.
- People are 16.3% less likely to be married in Hot Springs.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years older in Hot Springs.
 Hobbs, NMHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,050329,725,481
 Female Population47.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.238.4
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 Population - 201033,974  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,750285,036,114
 Population - 199029,115  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now35.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,043.893.4
 Land Area26.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hobbs, NMHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Hobbs, NMHot Springs, ARUnited States
 White30.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.5%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hobbs, NMHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Married Population48.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.4%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households13,178  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,44180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,142  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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