Tucumcari, New Mexico Demographics

Tucumcari is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Tucumcari is 9th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Female residents

Tucumcari is 9th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Tucumcari is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - White

Tucumcari is 12th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income below poverty line

Tucumcari is 12th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Asian

Tucumcari is 13th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Tucumcari is 13th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Two or More

Tucumcari is 14th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Tucumcari is 18th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	5,204	34th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	9.5	32nd	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	565.1	36th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	31st	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	31st	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.7%	9th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	72.3%	39th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.7%	35th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	81.4%	10th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.7%	14th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	37th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	12th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	26th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.2%	13th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	57.4%	13th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	37.9%	28th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	52.1%	9th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.1%	43rd	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	2,999	36th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.1%	31st	15.0%	25.9%
Households	2,082	41st	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.2%	18th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$51,200	45th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.5	32nd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$15,844	37th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$28,179	40th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.4%	12th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Tucumcari	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	314	41st	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$116,874	25th	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$22,073	9th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$17,590	23rd	$3,734,300	$613,795,732