Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tucumcari spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.48 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, Tucumcari doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Tucumcari rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.58% of adults 25 and older in Tucumcari have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Tucumcari in 2022 was $23,219, 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 $92,876 for a family of four. However, Tucumcari contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tucumcari also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.23% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Tucumcari is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tucumcari home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Tucumcari, accounting for 64.73% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Tucumcari residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tucumcari include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Tucumcari is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
