2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Hobbs, NM vs Roswell, NM

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Roswell, is 22% less than it is in Hobbs and is 50% below the National Average.
- Hobbs unemployment rate is 12.1%.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Hobbs, NMRoswell, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,293  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,034$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,018  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Hobbs, NMRoswell, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Hobbs, NMRoswell, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair16.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.3%13.1%
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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Hobbs

Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

   |    Reply

Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Roswell


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.