Tucumcari, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,160
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.7
9.29% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
34.3%
9.92% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$31,844
20.2% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$64,100
13.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,146
3.81% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Tucumcari, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Tucumcari, NM are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Tucumcari, NM are Mesalands Community College (299 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Tucumcari, NM was $64,100, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Tucumcari, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 8.21 minutes. The average car ownership in Tucumcari, NM was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoQuay County, NMEastern New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Tucumcari, NM is home to a population of 5.16k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.213% of Tucumcari, NM residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.72k people) in Tucumcari, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.11k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.02k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Tucumcari, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tucumcari, NM was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tucumcari, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.72k ± 221
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.11k ± 399
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.02k ± 305
62.3%
Hispanic Population
3.21k people

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.72k people) in Tucumcari, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.11k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.02k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

62.3% of the people in Tucumcari, NM are hispanic (3.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tucumcari, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.213%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
1.25%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
65 people

As of 2024, 0.213% of Tucumcari, NM residents (11 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tucumcari, NM was 1.25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    186 ± 111
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    134 ± 99
  3. Vietnam
    114 ± 92

Tucumcari, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Tucumcari, NM employs 2.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tucumcari, NM were Accommodation & Food Services (421 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (322 people), and Educational Services (305 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,591), and Transportation & Warehousing ($80,591).

Employment

Occupations

2.15k
2024 Value
± 391
−3.81%
1 Year decline
± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tucumcari, NM declined at a rate of −3.81%, from 2.23k employees to 2.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tucumcari, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (403 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (356 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (178 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tucumcari, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.15k
2024 Value
± 391
−3.81%
1 Year decline
± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tucumcari, NM declined at a rate of −3.81%, from 2.23k employees to 2.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tucumcari, NM, are Accommodation & Food Services (421 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (322 people), and Educational Services (305 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tucumcari, NM, though some of these residents may live in Tucumcari, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,060
Median earning men ± $4,999
$43,764
Median earning women ± $1,446

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,438), Public Administration ($38,558), and Construction ($25,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($68,184), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,938), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Tucumcari, NM awarded 299 degrees. The student population of Tucumcari, NM in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 297 male students and 185 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tucumcari, NM are White (137 and 46.6%), Hispanic or Latino (108 and 36.7%), Black or African American (19 and 6.46%), and Unknown (18 and 6.12%).

The largest universities in Tucumcari, NM by number of degrees awarded are Mesalands Community College (299 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 482 students enrolled in Tucumcari, NM, 61.6% men and 38.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 228 records, of which 39.5% were women and 60.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Electromechanical, Instrumentation, & Maintenance Technology
    221 degrees awarded
  2. General Education
    3 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Tucumcari, NM was Other Electromechanical, Instrumentation, & Maintenance Technology with 221 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Tucumcari, NM according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Mesalands Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
299 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mesalands Community College with 299 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 256 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tucumcari, NM, which is 5.95 times more than the 43 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 137 degrees mean that there were 1.27 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 108 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,512) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($624) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tucumcari, NM was $64,100 in 2024, which is 0.193 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $56,400 to $64,100, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Tucumcari, NM is 68.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tucumcari, NM have an average commute time of 8.21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tucumcari, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$64,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,474
$1,866
Median Property Taxes
±$329

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tucumcari, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tucumcari, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2024
71.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.6% of the housing units in Tucumcari, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$31,844
Median Household Income
± $10,988
2.72k
Number of Households
± 465

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.72k households in Tucumcari, NM declined from $31,844 from the previous year's value of $39,915.

The following chart displays the households in Tucumcari, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tucumcari, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.6%)
  2. Carpooled (8.95%)
  3. Walked (3.34%)

In 2024, 83.6% of workers in Tucumcari, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.95%) and those who walked to work (3.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

8.21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tucumcari, NM have a shorter commute time (8.21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Tucumcari, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tucumcari, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tucumcari, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tucumcari, NM (1.74k out of 5.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tucumcari, NM is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.8% of the population of Tucumcari, NM has health coverage, with 22.4% on employee plans, 45.9% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.412% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.22%
Uninsured
22.4%
Employer Coverage
45.9%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.412%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tucumcari, NM declined by 45.4% from 9.56% to 5.22%.

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