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Tucumcari, New Mexico

Community Profile
Tucumcari New Mexico Community Profile
Tucumcari Photo
County: Quay

Contact:
Greater Tucumcari Economic Development. Corp.
PO Box 1392/512 S. 8th Street
Tucumcari New Mexico 88401
Phone: (505) 461-2143
Fax: (505) 461-4982
Statistical Details
this report shows the following details:
Location
Distances to Major Cities
Amarillo 114
Tucumcari is located on Interstate 40 45 miles west of the Texas state line and 173 miles east of Albuqueruqe.
   
testTucumcari Map


Geography & Climate (Tucumcari and Quay County)
Area in square miles Density per square mile of
land area
Total area Water area Land area Elevation Population Housing units
Tucumcari 7.56 .01 7.54 4,086 793.8 406.2
Quay 2,881.8 6.87 2,874.93 3.5 2


Demographics
Population
2001
Census
Estimates		 2000
Census		 1990
Census		 % change
1990-2000		 1980
Census		 1970
Census
Tucumcari 5,711 5,989 6,872 -12.3 6,765 7,189
Quay 9,811 10,155 10,823 -6.0 10,577 10,903
By Age & Gender - 2000
Male Female Median
age		 18 years
& over		 21 years
& over		 62 years
& over
Tucumcari 2,852 3,137 39.4 4,432 4,215 1,046
Quay 4,920 5,235 41.5 7,614 7,291 1,928
Under 5 5 to 19 20 to 44 45 to 59 60 to 64 65 & over
Quay - Total 558 2,217 2,808 2,081 563 1,928
Male 282 1,127 1,349 1,033 275 854
Female 276 1,090 1,459 1,048 288 1,074
 


Housing
Census 2000 Total
housing
units		 Occupied
housing
units		 Owner-
occupied
housing
units		 Renter-
occupied
housing
units		 Vacant
housing
units		 Homeowner
vacancy rate
(%)		 Rental
vacancy
rate (%)
Tucumcari 3,065 2,489 1,592 897 576 3.7 22.5
Quay 5,664 4,201 2,968 1,233 1,463 4.4 18.9
 


Labor Force (Quay)
Civilian Labor
Force		 Total Employed Total
Unemployed		 Unemployment
Rate (%)
April - 2004 4,164 3,963 201 4.8
August - 2002 4,173 3,982 191 4.6
2001 4,207 4,020 187 4.4
2000 4,499 4,311 188 4.2
1999 4,444 4,274 170 3.8
1991 4,924 4,601 323 6.6
 
Employment and Wages by Industdy
1st Qtd. 2002 Number of
units		 Total
employed		 Average
weekly wages ($)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 9 48 $297
Mining 0 0 $0
Utilities 6 23 $842
Construction 31 140 $460
Manufacturing 6 36 $390
Wholesale trade 4 5 $520
Retail Trade 54 501 $319
Transporatation and warehousing 13 138 $518
Information 6 27 $616
Finance & insurance 15 100 $480
Real estate, rental & leasing 11 26 $282
Professional & technical services 12 38 $271
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0 0
Administrative & waste services 4 5 $501
Educational services 0 0 $0
Health Care & social services 29 292 $470
Arts, entertainment & recreation 0 0 0
Accomodations & food service 44 483 $182
Other services, except public admin. 24 93 $298
Non-classifiables 0 0 $0
Federal Government 13 68 $710
State Government 18 271 $579
Local Government 48 595 $347


Education
K-12 School District Educational Attainment - Tucumcari
Community K-12 School Distdict Number Percent
District size in
square miles		 996 Population 25 years and older 4,035 100.0
Total student
enrollment		 1,244 Less than 9th grade 321 8.0
Student-
teacher ratio		 13.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 914 22.7
# Public
schools		 5 High school graduate (including equivalency) 1,465 36.3
# Non-Public
schools		 none Some college, no degree 675 16.7
Post-Secondary Institutions within Quay County
Mesa Technical College


Government
Form of Municipal Government: Commission-Manager
Municipal Services: water, sewer, solid waste
Annual Operating
Budget		 Total Annual
Revenues		 Total GO Bonds
Out
$9,441,095.00 $3,679,391.00 $1,461,127.00
# FT
Police		 # FT
Firefighters		 # Volunteer
Firefighters		 Fire Insurance
Rating (ISO)
19 1 17 5
Sources: this information provided by the New Mexico Municipal League, 2001 Directory of New Mexico Municipal Officials,
and by the community.


Taxes
Within City Limits Outside City limits (Quay)
Property tax mill rate
residential		 32.77 Property tax mill rate
residential		 0.00
Property tax mill rate
nonresidential		 32.77 Property tax mill rate
nonresidential		 0.00
Gross receipts tax rate 0.07 Gross receipts tax rate 6.0
 


Community Services
Medical
Hospitals Miles # Beds
  Trigg Memorial Hospital 37
Regional Medical Centers
  Plains Regional Medical Center 85 106
Number of nonfederal doctors 7
Number of dentists 3
Places of Worship
Protestant 13
Catholic 1
Jewish
Other
Newspapers
Quay County Sun  
Sources: this information provided by the community




Transportation
Miles
Closest commercial airport: Amarillo International Airport 110
Airlines: American Eagle
  Continental
  Southwest
Closest private airport: Tucumcari Municipal
Rail Providers: Southern Pacific  
Parcel service carriers: UPS, Federal Express, Gold Star Freight, Airborne
Travel Time to Work (Quay)
Time Number Percent
Workers who did not work at home 3,782 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 1,815 48.0%
10-14 minutes 825 21.8%
15-19 minutes 386 10.2%
20-24 minutes 181 4.8%
25-29 minutes 54 1.4%
30-34 minutes 243 6.4%
35-44 minutes 47 1.2%
45-59 minutes 90 2.4%
60-89 minutes 54 1.4%
90 or more minutes 87 2.3%
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 15.1
 


Economic Indicators (Quay)
Year Per Capita
Personal
Income ($)		 Annual Average
Wage/Salary
per Job ($)		 Number of Business
Establishments		 Gross Receipts from
Retail Trade ($)
2000 $17,953 $18,700 289 $68,857,000
1999 $17,174 $20,007 297 $64,132,000
1998 $16,650 $18,706 295 $66,195,000
1997 $16,586 $19,417 314 $66,236,000
1996 $15,202 $17,048 303 $68,407,000
1995 $14,872 $16,929 297 $66,410,000
1994 $14,706 $17,782 305 $68,220,000
1993 $15,213 $19,508 327 $65,336,000
1992 $14,994 $19,617 298 $58,936,000
1991 $14,482 $18,805 280 $57,131,000
1990 $13,355 $18,161 275 $57,588,000
2001 $18,049 $19,786 273 $69,596,000


Agriculture
Farms Top 5 Commodities & Cash Receipts
Number of Farms 383 cattle & calves $26,676,000.00
Land in Farms 1,855,726 hay, silage, etc. $4,656,000.00
Average Size of Farm 3,183 wheat $4,514,000.00
Market Value of Agricultural
Products Sold		 $40,630,000.00 grain sorghum $1,998,000.00
cotton, cottonseed $1,362,000.00