San Jon vs Tucumcari

A side-by-side comparison of San Jon and Tucumcari: population, income, housing, and more.

San Jon and Tucumcari are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tucumcari has the higher population (5,197 vs 136 in San Jon). San Jon has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $39,915 in Tucumcari). San Jon has the higher median home value ($101,000 vs $56,400 in Tucumcari).

Population, income & housing

	San Jon	Tucumcari
Population	136	5,197
Median age	40.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$39,915
Median home value	$101,000	$56,400
Median gross rent	—	$751
Housing units	67	2,993
Homeownership rate	90.4%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Jon	Tucumcari
Population	263 → 136 (-48.3%)	4,919 → 5,197 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$34,464 → $53,750 (+56.0%)	$26,029 → $39,915 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$59,500 → $101,000 (+69.7%)	$52,200 → $56,400 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$556 → $751 (+35.1%)

San Jon

Population

263136

Median household income

$34,464$53,750

Median home value

$59,500$101,000

Tucumcari

Population

4,9195,197

Median household income

$26,029$39,915

Median home value

$52,200$56,400

Median gross rent

$556$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Jon	Tucumcari
Under 5	2.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	28.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	5.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	19.1%	10.4%
75 and over	4.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Jon	Tucumcari
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	30.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	63.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Jon	Tucumcari
No high school diploma	14.8%	18.2%
High school graduate	31.8%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Jon	Tucumcari
Drove alone	73.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	8.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Jon	Tucumcari
1-unit, detached	37.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	50.7%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	San Jon	Tucumcari
Poverty rate	30.9%	31.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	16	13
Median year structure built	1982	1959