Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.74 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Tucumcari doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Tucumcari who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.69% of the adults in Tucumcari have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tucumcari in 2022 was $25,081, 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 $100,324 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 31.23% 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 63.71% 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 English, Irish, German, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Tucumcari is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
