Tucumcari

Population: 5,197
Median household income: $39,915
Median home value: $56,400

Tucumcari is a community in Quay County, New Mexico, home to 5,197 residents. At $39,915, its median household income sits below Quay County's $43,698.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tucumcari's population grew 5.7% from 4,919 to 5,197, while its median home value rose 8.0% from $52,200 to $56,400.

85.6% of workers drive to work alone. 78.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,197
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $39,915
Median home value: $56,400
Median gross rent: $751
Housing units: 2,993
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9195,197

Median household income

$26,029$39,915

Median home value

$52,200$56,400

Median gross rent

$556$751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,919	$26,029	$52,200	$556
2020	4,872	$31,054	$47,100	$570
2021	5,221	$30,679	$49,700	$578
2022	5,206	$34,424	$54,000	$672
2023	5,197	$39,915	$56,400	$751

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	219	4.2%
5 to 17	987	19.0%
18 to 24	263	5.1%
25 to 34	737	14.2%
35 to 44	622	12.0%
45 to 54	821	15.8%
55 to 64	660	12.7%
65 to 74	541	10.4%
75 and over	347	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,581	30.4%
Black or African American	96	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	196	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,311	63.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	677	18.2%
High school graduate	1,324	35.5%
Some college or associate's	993	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	394	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	340	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,906	85.6%
Carpooled	177	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	2.3%
Bicycle	35	1.6%
Worked from home	57	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,809	83.4%
15 to 29 min	180	8.3%
30 to 44 min	35	1.6%
45 to 59 min	27	1.2%
60+ min	118	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 31.2% (1,561 of 4,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,111	43.9%
Nonfamily households	1,420	56.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,531	84.6%
Vacant	462	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,716	67.8%
Renter-occupied	815	32.2%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,334	78.0%
1-unit, attached	131	4.4%
2 to 4 units	159	5.3%
5 to 19 units	125	4.2%
20 or more units	65	2.2%
Mobile home & other	179	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3579910
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1703, -103.7050