Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,144
| This zip code: | $34,144 | | New Mexico: | $41,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 88242, 88265, 88231, 88260, 79323, 79360.
Hobbs Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 88240 with a mortgage: 3,373 (191 second mortgage, 120 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,896
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $727
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $243
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.0% | | Whole state: | 18.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 88240: Hobbs Country Club (A), Culp Ranch (B), Kimborough Ranch (C), Eller Well (D), Linam Ranch (E), Maddox Power Campany (F), S and W Cattle Company (G), Southwestern Public Services Cunningham Station (H), Adobe Well (I), Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 88240 include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Taylor Saint Church of Christ (B), Aldersgate Church (C), Taylor Memorial Church (D), Taylor Memorial Baptist Church (E), First Missionary Baptist Church (F), Morris Saint Baptist Church (G), Jefferson Saint Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Morgan Cemetery (1), Monument Cemetery (2), Prairie Haven Cemetery (3), Everglades Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Green Meadow Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in zip code 88240: Green Acre Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Hobbs Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 84
- 1995 to 1998: 445
- 1990 to 1994: 183
- 1980 to 1989: 2,062
- 1970 to 1979: 2,923
- 1960 to 1969: 3,060
- 1950 to 1959: 2,847
- 1940 to 1949: 1,120
- 1939 or earlier: 469
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hobbs, NM (88240): |
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- no bedroom: 88
- 1 bedrooms: 372
- 2 bedrooms: 1,690
- 3 bedrooms: 4,511
- 4 bedrooms: 807
- 5 or more bedrooms: 45
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 191
- 1 bedrooms: 755
- 2 bedrooms: 1,445
- 3 bedrooms: 983
- 4 bedrooms: 150
- 5 or more bedrooms: 30
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Vehicles available in 88240 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 275
- 1 vehicle: 2,228
- 2 vehicles: 3,481
- 3 vehicles: 1,159
- 4 vehicles: 259
- 5 or more vehicles: 111
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 527
- 1 vehicle: 1,954
- 2 vehicles: 936
- 3 vehicles: 125
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 88240:
- Less than $10,000: 249
- $10,000 to $14,999: 124
- $15,000 to $19,999: 179
- $20,000 to $24,999: 203
- $25,000 to $29,999: 227
- $30,000 to $34,999: 261
- $35,000 to $39,999: 305
- $40,000 to $49,999: 650
- $50,000 to $59,999: 690
- $60,000 to $69,999: 668
- $70,000 to $79,999: 603
- $80,000 to $89,999: 474
- $90,000 to $99,999: 446
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1,097
- $125,000 to $149,999: 720
- $150,000 to $174,999: 419
- $175,000 to $199,999: 253
- $200,000 to $249,999: 249
- $250,000 to $299,999: 101
- $300,000 to $399,999: 98
- $400,000 to $499,999: 10
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 88240:
- Less than $100: 160
- $100 to $149: 85
- $150 to $199: 183
- $200 to $249: 210
- $250 to $299: 240
- $300 to $349: 336
- $350 to $399: 405
- $400 to $449: 194
- $450 to $499: 310
- $500 to $549: 92
- $550 to $599: 53
- $600 to $649: 37
- $650 to $699: 86
- $750 to $799: 33
- $800 to $899: 20
- $900 to $999: 22
- $1,250 to $1,499: 17
- No cash rent: 335
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $63,408.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,519
- Black or African American householders: $58,316
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $44,845
- Some other race householders: $57,658
- Two or more races householders: $86,570
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $57,987
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,697 (it was $47,300 in 2000)
| 88240: | $76,697 | | New Mexico: | $155,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,938 - $119,239
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $99,697| Here: | $99,697 | | State: | $230,092 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $96,229| Here: | $96,229 | | State: | $217,226 |
In 2-unit structures: $47,820| Here: | $47,820 | | State: | $213,438 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,291| Here: | $80,291 | | State: | $201,247 |
Mobile homes: $26,558| Here: | $26,558 | | State: | $56,348 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,808| Here: | $19,808 | | State: | $42,007 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,344
- One, attached: 385
- Two: 276
- 3 or 4: 371
- 5 to 9: 219
- 10 to 19: 202
- 20 to 49: 209
- 50 or more: 316
- Mobile homes: 1,811
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 60

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,422 (78%)
- Carpooled: 1,694 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 8 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 45 (0%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 132 (1%)
- Other means: 132 (1%)
- Worked at home: 296 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 750
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2706
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2997
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1618
- 20 to 24 minutes: 710
- 25 to 29 minutes: 247
- 30 to 34 minutes: 616
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 55
- 45 to 59 minutes: 188
- 60 to 89 minutes: 213
- 90 or more minutes: 323
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 29,829
- In family households: 26,492 (6,177 male householders, 1,905 female householders)
6,197 spouses, 10,294 children (9,061 natural, 294 adopted, 939 stepchildren), 572 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 445 other relatives, 586 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,337 (1,374 male householders (1,170 living alone)), 1,615 female householders (1,492 living alone)), 348 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,486 (1,214 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,061 2-persons, 1,847 3-persons, 1,746 4-persons, 907 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,662 1-person, 285 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 1 5-persons.
5,842 married couples with children.
2,576 single-parent households (588 men, 1,988 women).
66.7% of residents of 88240 zip code speak English at home.
32.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 15% well, 14% not well, 5% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 24% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,310 (10.5%)
(35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 10.5% | | Whole state: | 8.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (94%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Germany (1%)
- Canada (1%)
- United Kingdom (1%)
- France (0%)
- Other Western Europe (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 303
- 1990 to 1994: 637
- 1985 to 1989: 475
- 1980 to 1984: 561
- 1975 to 1979: 525
- 1970 to 1974: 336
- 1970 to 1974: 202
- 1965 to 1969: 271
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White population: 20,435
Black population: 2,036
American Indian population: 355
Asian population: 132
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 17
Some other race population: 7,426
Two or more races population: 1,127

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 14152 |
|  United States or American: 2024 |
|  German: 1543 |
|  Irish: 1475 |
|  English: 1221 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 321 |
|  Dutch: 309 |
|  Italian: 263 |
|  Scottish: 256 |
|  French (except Basque): 214 |
|  Norwegian: 117 |
|  European: 108 |
|  British: 76 |
|  Polish: 71 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 59 |
|  Swedish: 53 |
|  African: 48 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 46 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 46 |
|  Danish: 39 |
|  Yugoslavian: 37 |
|  Swiss: 36 |
|  Greek: 34 |
|  Czech: 25 |
|  Hungarian: 20 |
|  Canadian: 16 |
|  Portuguese: 16 |
|  Russian: 16 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 14 |
|  Scandinavian: 14 |
|  Ethiopian: 11 |
|  Brazilian: 9 |
|  Belgian: 9 |
|  Icelander: 8 |
|  Serbian: 8 |
|  Celtic: 8 |
|  Welsh: 7 |
|  Slovene: 6 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 5 |
|  Iranian: 5 |
|  Turkish: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 4 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 88240 not listed on the city page:- JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 329; Location: 1200 WEST PARK, HOBBS, NM; Grades: KG - 06)
- SANGER ELEM (Students: 309; Location: 2020 NORTH ACOMA, HOBBS, NM; Grades: KG - 06)
- BROADMOOR ELEM (Students: 294; Location: 1500 NORTH HOUSTON, HOBBS, NM; Grades: KG - 06)
- EDISON ELEM (Students: 290; Location: 501 EAST GYPSY, HOBBS, NM; Grades: KG - 06)
- B. T. WASHINGTON EL (Students: 65; Location: 1200 EAST HUMBLE, HOBBS, NM; Grades: KG - 03)
- HOMEBOUND/HOSPITAL (Students: 10; Location: 1515 EAST SANGER, HOBBS, NM; Grades: KG - 12)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BJ SERVICES COMPANY - HOBBS (2708 W. COUNTY RD. in HOBBS, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1996-0110, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: OIL AND GAS FIELD SERVICES; SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS; CEMENT, HYDRAULIC
Organizations: BJ SERVICES CO USA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BJ SERVICES CO. HOBBS BLEND PLANT, BJ SERVICES CO USA HOBBS, BJ SERVICES/HOBBS BLEND PLANT______229M1, Hobbs Blend Plant
- MADDOX (9M W ON US 62/180 in HOBBS, NM)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Organizations: SWESTERN PUB SVC CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MADDOX STATION, SOUTHWEST PUBL SERV/MADDOX STA______P008, SPS MADDOX GENERATING STATION
- LINAM RANCH GAS PLANT (11525 WEST CARLSBAD HIGHWAY in HOBBS, NM)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0264, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION.
Alternative names: GPM GAS/LINAM RANCH GAS PLANT_______39M2, GPM GAS SERVICES COMPANY, LINAM RANCH PLANT
- COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY (2000 COLLEGE LANE in HOBBS, NM)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251030
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HOBBS WRECKING COMPANY (1717 SOUTH DEL PASO STREET in HOBBS, NM)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0091, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
- ALTERNATIVE HIGH (800 N. JEFFERSON in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251015
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HALLIBURTON SERVICES - CEMENT AND ACID NO0107 (5801 LOVINGTON HWY 580 in HOBBS, NM)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: OIL AND GAS FIELD SERVICES
Organizations: HALLIBURTON CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CEMENT & ACID NO0107, HALLIBURTON CEMENT & ACID, HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC HALLIBUR, HALLIBURTON SVCS, HALLIBURTON SERVICES HALLIBURTON SERVICE, HALLIBURTON SERVICES, INC
- BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY (1500 NORTH HOUSTON in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251028
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- B. T. WASHINGTON ELEM (1200 EAST HUMBLE in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251172
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HIGHLAND JR HIGH (2500 N. JEFFERSON in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251057
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- EDISON ELEMENTARY (501 EAST GYPSY in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251046
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HOBBS HIGH (800 N. JEFFERSON in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251058
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (1200 WEST PARK in HOBBS, NM)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33251066
Organizations: HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 88240
- Innkeepers Of New Mexico, 309 N Marland Blvd, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 397-7171, Fax: (505) 393-4775
- Comfort Inn, 5020 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 392-2161
- Ramada Inn, 501 N Marland Blvd, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 397-3251, Fax: (505) 393-3065
- Holiday Inn Express, 3610 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 392-8777
- Rodeway Inn, 200 N Marland Blvd, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 393-4101, Fax: (505) 393-4102
- Hampton Inn And Suites, 5420 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 492-6000, Fax: (505) 492-6001
- Lea County Inn, 5412 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (505) 392-2003, Fax: (505) 433-1268
- Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1350 W Joe Harvey Blvd, Hobbs, NM 88240, Phone: (575) 393-0667, Fax: (575) 393-0668
- 3 other hotels and motels
All 11 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 88240
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,595
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12911
- Northeast: 422
- Midwest: 1640
- South: 11135
- West: 1693
52% of the 88240 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in New Mexico.
Population in 1990: 36,880. Population change in the 1990s: -5,352 (-14.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 146
| Here: | 3.1% | | New Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 154
| Here: | 7.3% | | New Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 212
| Here: | 13.6% | | New Mexico: | 11.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (HOBBS, NM):
- SOUTHWEST SAFETY SPECIALISTS I (2325 WEST COUNTY ROAD; small business): $46,177 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2005
$34,679 with Air Force for Fire Control Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2002-03-26. Completion date: 2002-04-26.
$11,498 with Air Force for Fire Protection Services. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
- JIM D KOONTZ & ASSOCIATES, IN (3120 NORTH GRIMES; small business): $20,207 in 2 contracts in 2004
$15,207 with Army for Engineering -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-25.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2004-10-25.
- APACHE SALES INC (800 W BROADWAY ST; small business)
$19,790 with Army for Chain and Wire Rope. Signed on 2003-02-10. Completion date: 2003-02-03.
- B & G TRANSPORTATION INC (6401 N LOVINGTON HWY; small business)
$2,318 with Army for Passenger Motor Charter Service. Signed on 2003-08-11. Completion date: 2003-08-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 14 establishments, 10-19 employees: 6 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 9)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (250-499: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1)
- Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (20-49: 3, 10-19: 10, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 13)
- Mining: Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 1079 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 213 people in nursing homes
- 178 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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