Town Hall · Hobbs

Hobbs, NM town hall & government

Hobbs spent $128.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,234 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hobbs's government.

Meetings

Coming up at Hobbs's town hall

No upcoming meetings are posted yet.

Recent meetings

Official listings from Hobbs's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hobbs's money goes

Spent
$128.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,234
typical New Mexico cities: $2,387
Long-term debt
$21 million
$531 per resident
Police
$23.7 million18%
Parks & libraries
$17.6 million14%
Health & welfare
$16.2 million13%
Sewer & trash
$15.6 million12%
Fire
$14.4 million11%
Water & other utilities
$8.5 million7%
Administration & buildings
$7.4 million6%
Roads & transportation
$7.1 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.8 million3%
Paid to other governments
$145,000<1%
Other
$13.7 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Hobbs didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hobbs

Full-time staff
451
67 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
44
and 69 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
104 full-time64 part
Police
94 full-time
Fire
71 full-time
Administration & buildings
42 full-time
Water & other utilities
37 full-time
Roads & transportation
28 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
21 full-time
Health & welfare
18 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Other
29 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hobbs Municipal Schools

Hobbs's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,199
New Mexico: $17,681
Students
10,226
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$56.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,199 per pupil, $8,357 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hobbs pay

Typical tax bill
$954
a year · New Mexico typical $1,731
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · New Mexico 0.70%
Typical home value
$191,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Hobbs's government

🏛️ Official websitehobbsnm.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hobbs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hobbs

Hobbs is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez and Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.

All of Hobbs's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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