Tucumcari, NM

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3579910, place: Tucumcari city, New Mexico)

Total Population: 5,989
Male: 2,852 (47.62%)
Female: 3,137 (52.38%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 376 (6.28%)
5 to 9 years: 417 (6.96%)
10 to 14 years: 446 (7.45%)
15 to 19 years: 470 (7.85%)
20 to 24 years: 300 (5.01%)
25 to 34 years: 647 (10.8%)
35 to 44 years: 804 (13.42%)
45 to 54 years: 809 (13.51%)
55 to 59 years: 361 (6.03%)
60 to 64 years: 313 (5.23%)
65 to 74 years: 529 (8.83%)
75 to 84 years: 368 (6.14%)
85 years and over: 149 (2.49%)

Median age: 39.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,432 (74%)
21 years and over: 4,215 (70.38%)
62 years and over: 1,231 (20.55%)
65 years and over: 1,046 (17.47%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,432 (74%)
--Male: 2,059 (34.38%)
--Female: 2,373 (39.62%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,046 (17.47%)
--Male: 441 (7.36%)
--Female: 605 (10.1%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,813 (97.06%)
--White: 2,655 (44.33%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,079 (51.41%)
--Black or African American: 77 (1.29%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 83 (1.39%)
--Asian: 72 (1.2%)
----Asian Indian: 54 (0.9%)
----Chinese: 5 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 8 (0.13%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.02%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 3 (0.05%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.02%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 13 (0.22%)
----Native Hawaiian: 5 (0.08%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 5 (0.08%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.05%)
--Some other race: 1,024 (17.1%)
Two or more Races: 176 (2.94%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,079 (51.41%)
--Mexican: 876 (14.63%)
--Puerto Rican: 9 (0.15%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 2,194 (36.63%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,910 (48.59%)
--White Alone: 2,655 (44.33%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,841 (97.53%)
--Householder: 2,489 (41.56%)
--Spouse: 1,129 (18.85%)
--Child: 1,657 (27.67%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,331 (22.22%)
--Other relatives: 311 (5.19%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 163 (2.72%)
--Nonrelatives: 255 (4.26%)
----Unmarried partner: 131 (2.19%)
Living in group quarters: 148 (2.47%)
--Institutionalized Population: 136 (2.27%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 12 (0.2%)
Total households: 2,489
Family households (families): 1,608 (64.6%)
----With own children under 18 years: 741 (29.77%)
--Married-couple families: 1,129 (45.36%)
----With own children under 18 years: 434 (17.44%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 381 (15.31%)
----With own children under 18 years: 245 (9.84%)
Nonfamily households: 881 (35.4%)
--Householder living alone: 788 (31.66%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 365 (14.66%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 832 (33.43%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 757 (30.41%)
Average household size: 2.35 people
Average family size: 2.93 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,065
Occupied housing units: 2,489 (81.21%)
Vacant housing units: 576 (18.79%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 9 (0.29%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 22.5%
Occupied housing units: 2,489 (81.21%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,592 (51.94%)
Renter occupied housing units: 897 (29.27%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.36 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.33 people

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