East New Mexico News

24.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hobbs in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 38,475.

76.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,417	23.6
Regular high school diploma	5,562	24.3
GED or alternative credential	1,530	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,695	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,024	13.2
Associate's degree	1,949	8.5
Bachelor's degree	2,246	9.8
Master's degree	1,192	5.2
Professional school degree	203	0.9
Doctorate degree	90	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.