The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Truth or Consequences has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Truth or Consequences a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Truth or Consequences spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Truth or Consequences doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Truth or Consequences overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Truth or Consequences, 23.08% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Truth or Consequences in 2022 was $21,986, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,944 for a family of four. However, Truth or Consequences contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Truth or Consequences is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Truth or Consequences home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Truth or Consequences residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Truth or Consequences also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Truth or Consequences include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Truth or Consequences is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
