Metro area · CBSA 26020

Hobbs

The Hobbs, NM metro area has 73,733 people. Median rent is $1,101, 19.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lea County at $1,327. Of the 6 places we track here, Tatum has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$68,015

Median home value

$184,000

Unemployment

6.9%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,327

HUD, Lea County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Hobbs	40,252	$1,112	20.8%
Lovington	11,498	$1,014	17.7%
North Hobbs	6,034	$1,319	19.2%
Eunice	3,015	$721	17.6%
Jal	2,364	$1,318	26.1%
Tatum	598	$943	16.6%

Nearby metro areas

Odessa
Midland
Lubbock
El Paso
San Angelo
Amarillo
Las Cruces
Abilene
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Wichita Falls
Lawton

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.