Tucumcari, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,268 (Urban population: 5,129 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 139 (19 farm, 120 nonfarm))

Tucumcari, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,026 (2,458 occupied: 1,557 owner occupied, 901 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	30%

Housing density: 401 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $298 (lower quartile is $159, upper quartile is $411)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $355

Median gross rent in Tucumcari, NM in 2007: $372

Housing units in Tucumcari with a mortgage: 566 (37 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 731

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,292 (it was $45,800 in 2000)

Tucumcari:	$73,292
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,990 - $114,791

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $106,917
Here: $106,917
State: $230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,160
Here: $128,160
State: $217,226

In 2-unit structures: $296,957
Here: $296,957
State: $213,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,893
Here: $102,893
State: $201,247

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $344,892
Here: $344,892
State: $156,039

Mobile homes: $32,374
Here: $32,374
State: $56,348

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,879

In family households: 4,895 (1,142 male householders, 471 female householders)
1,182 spouses, 1,771 children (1,560 natural, 32 adopted, 179 stepchildren), 115 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 63 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 984 (352 male householders (289 living alone)), 516 female householders (482 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 147 (135 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 765 2-persons, 362 3-persons, 278 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 771 1-person, 89 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

818 married couples with children.
513 single-parent households (104 men, 409 women).

64.7% of residents of Tucumcari speak English at home.
33.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 250 (4.1%)
(29.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tucumcari, New Mexico:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 291 5 rooms: 421 6 rooms: 401 7 rooms: 170 8 rooms: 85 9 or more rooms: 82

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tucumcari, New Mexico:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 86 3 rooms: 143 4 rooms: 226 5 rooms: 233 6 rooms: 128 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 57
1990 to 1994: 74
1980 to 1989: 281
1970 to 1979: 437
1960 to 1969: 610
1950 to 1959: 517
1940 to 1949: 656
1939 or earlier: 374

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tucumcari:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 526 3 bedrooms: 723 4 bedrooms: 188 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tucumcari:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 229 2 bedrooms: 389 3 bedrooms: 224 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Tucumcari in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 97 1 vehicle: 592 2 vehicles: 577 3 vehicles: 213 4 vehicles: 56 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Tucumcari in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 192 1 vehicle: 521 2 vehicles: 155 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Tucumcari, NM:

Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 33
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 52
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 50
$40,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 107
$60,000 to $69,999: 93
$70,000 to $79,999: 102
$80,000 to $89,999: 86
$90,000 to $99,999: 80
$100,000 to $124,999: 168
$125,000 to $149,999: 102
$150,000 to $174,999: 26
$175,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 to $249,999: 50
$250,000 to $299,999: 18
$300,000 to $399,999: 27
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 16
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Tucumcari rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Tucumcari:

Less than $100: 110 people
$100 to $149: 64
$150 to $199: 64
$200 to $249: 49
$250 to $299: 66
$300 to $349: 71
$350 to $399: 76
$400 to $449: 76
$450 to $499: 62
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 16
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 79

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 68 1990 to 1994: 33 1985 to 1989: 78 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 49 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 0

Tucumcari, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.3%
Number of people working at home: 46 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 234
5 to 9 minutes: 1051
10 to 14 minutes: 507
15 to 19 minutes: 153
20 to 24 minutes: 109
25 to 29 minutes: 10
30 to 34 minutes: 47
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 31
60 to 89 minutes: 11
90 or more minutes: 13

Tucumcari mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,613 (73%)
Carpooled: 468 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 79 (4%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 46 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 561
$10,000 to $14,999: 343
$15,000 to $19,999: 228
$20,000 to $24,999: 211
$25,000 to $29,999: 191
$30,000 to $34,999: 122
$35,000 to $39,999: 118
$40,000 to $44,999: 77
$45,000 to $49,999: 112
$50,000 to $59,999: 166
$60,000 to $74,999: 133
$75,000 to $99,999: 140
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 16
$200,000 or more: 26

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2863

United States or American: 435

German: 311

English: 294

Irish: 173

Swedish: 53

Scotch-Irish: 43

French (except Basque): 29

Norwegian: 22

Welsh: 20

Polish: 14

European: 12

Dutch: 11

Australian: 10

Italian: 10

Subsaharan African:: 10

African: 10

Canadian: 9

Scottish: 9

French Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (66%)
Philippines (14%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
India (6%)
Germany (4%)
Panama (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3958
Northeast: 67
Midwest: 416
South: 923
West: 406

64% of Tucumcari residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 117
11th grade: 67
12th grade, no diploma: 154
High school graduate (or equivalency): 634
Less than 1 year of college: 198
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 198
Associate degree: 84
Bachelor's degree: 105
Master's degree: 66
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 142
11th grade: 120
12th grade, no diploma: 150
High school graduate (or equivalency): 831
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 187
Associate degree: 51
Bachelor's degree: 173
Master's degree: 107
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,963
Black householders: $35,515
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $78,974
Asian householders: $87,734
Some other race householders: $26,789
Two or more races householders: $22,566
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $23,537

Tucumcari household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Tucumcari household income for Black householders

Tucumcari household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Tucumcari household income for Asian householders

Tucumcari household income for Some other race householders

Tucumcari household income for Two or more races householders

Tucumcari household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Tucumcari marital status for males

Tucumcari marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,841
Black or African American householders: $139,630
Asian householders: $225,872
Some other race householders: $47,145
Two or more races householders: $68,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,079

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,260
One, attached: 58
Two: 79
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 170
10 to 19: 79
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 297

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,376

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Tucumcari:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (13%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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