New Mexico · Census place 79910
Tucumcari city, NM
Quick answer
Tucumcari city has 5,197 residents, ranking #45 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $39,915, the median home is worth $56,400 and median gross rent runs $751 a month.
- Population
- 5,197Tucumcari city residents
- Median household income
- $39,915Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $56,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $751Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tucumcari city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tucumcari city median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.2% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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