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Hobbs, NM MISA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,177
  equals Births 5,758
  less Deaths 2,581
Net Migration 3,462
  equals net International Migration 409
  plus net Domestic Migration 3,053

The population of the Hobbs, NM MISA changed from 64,625 on 2010 to 71,180 in 2015 -- a change of 6,555 (10.14%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (3,462) exceeded natural change (3,177); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Hobbs, NM MISA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Lea County, NM35025P0000001 64,625 65,077 66,258 68,298 69,930 71,180 6,555 10.14
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lea County, NM35025B0000001 988 1,055 1,126 1,161 1,198 1,218 5,758 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lea County, NM35025D0000001 776 515 515 514 538 499 2,581 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lea County, NM35025NC000001 212 540 611 647 660 719 3,177 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lea County, NM35025MI000001 44 78 57 77 97 100 409 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lea County, NM35025MD000001 -692 -163 517 1,331 848 520 3,053 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Lea County, NM35025MN000001 -648 -85 574 1,408 945 620 3,462 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Lea County, NM35025GQ000001 2,060 2,057 2,063 2,070 2,064 2,065 5 0.24

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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