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Moving to Tucumcari, New Mexico

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Population: 5,989. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,335 (-10.9% change)
Males: 2,852 (47.6%), Females: 3,137 (52.4%)

Quay County

Zip code: 88401

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $22,560
Median house value: $48,900

Population by Race

Races in Tucumcari:

  • Hispanic (51.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (44.3%)
  • Other race (17.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (7.5%), English (7.3%), United States (7.3%), Irish (5.6%), French (1.4%).

Elevation: 4086 feet

Land area: 7.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tucumcari

  • High school or higher: 69.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tucumcari city

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

4.2% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -870 (-12.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Tucumcari:

  • DR DAN C TRIGG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (301 EAST MIEL DE LUNA/PO BOX 608)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tucumcari:

  • PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLOVIS (about 62 miles; CLOVIS, NM)
  • ROOSEVELT GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 74 miles; PORTALES, NM)
  • GUADALUPE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 79 miles; SANTA ROSA, NM)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tucumcari:

  • CANNON AFB (about 62 miles; CLOVIS, NM; Abbreviation: CVS)
  • ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 140 miles; ROSWELL, NM; Abbreviation: ROW)
  • AMARILLO INTL (about 141 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Abbreviation: AMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tucumcari:

  • TUCUMCARI MUNI (about 9 miles; TUCUMCARI, NM; Abbreviation: TCC)
  • UTE DAM (about 24 miles; LOGAN, NM; Abbreviation: E97)
  • CONCHAS STATE PARK (about 33 miles; CONCHAS DAM, NM; Abbreviation: E89)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Tucumcari:

  • MESA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 267; Location: 911 S TENTH ST; Public; Website: www.mesatc.cc.nm.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tucumcari:

  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 128 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 141 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 170 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)

Schools

Public high school in Tucumcari:

  • TUCUMCARI HIGH (Students: 327; Location: 1100 SOUTH SEVENTH STREE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tucumcari:

  • ZIA ELEM (Students: 520; Location: 702 EAST ABER STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • TUCUMCARI MIDDLE (Students: 292; Location: 914 SOUTH FIFTH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Tucumcari:

  • TUCUMCARI PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $249,715; Location: 602 S. SECOND ST.; 30,467 books; 948 audio materials; 945 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)

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