Tucumcari, New Mexico - Economic Development

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Local Economy

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Workforce & Talent

GTEDC is committed to “employer-driven” workforce solutions. Its innovative approach is demonstrated in two ways. First, GTEDC is committed to creating an environment which will attract talent, the brightest and best, by connecting them to quality jobs and by working to enhance the community environment and amenities a talented individual will not only desire but demand. Secondly, its approach is demonstrated by its work with Route 66 Ethanol. Route 66 Ethanol recently conducted a search for employees for its new operation just north of Tucumcari. We explored ways to provide added value in the hunt and hiring of talented workers from the community and region. The result was a partnership with the employer - Route 66 Ethanol, the local Office of Workforce Solutions, Mesalands Community College, and the New Mexico Job Training Incentive Program. GTEDC provided assistance in advertising the positions, identifying assessment tools, and conducting a “pre-hire” orientation workshop for selected employees on basic employability skills and ethanol operations. As a result, retention of new hires was dramatically improved, and the company’s timelines were successfully met. Rochelle Heusmann, plant owner, said “…………”

Market Access & Infrastructure

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Programs & Incentives

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Board of Directors

PRESIDENT : Franklin McCasland County Comissioner, Quay County

VICE PRESIDENT: Leo Thrasher Citizens Bank

SECRETARY/TREASURE Richard Primrose County Manager, Quay County

BOARD MEMBERS

Will Cantrell First National Bank of NM

John Sutherland City Manager,City of Tucumcari

Patsy Gresham Wells Fargo Bank

David Hale Tucumcari Federal Savings and Loan Association

Jim Lafferty Tucumcari General Insurance

Mike Hicklin Napa Auto Parts

Ronny Sanders State Farm Insurance

Our Future

Tucumcari is open for business. The partnership between the City of Tucumcari, Quay County, the Chamber of Commerce, Mesalands Community College, local businesses and the Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation is focusing on ensuring the retention and expansion of business growth in the area.

Tucumcari has a small town atmosphere with a small town quality of life, and is looking for companies wanting to relocate or expand in a more relaxed setting.

New jobs will be opening up with a new lease of the Ethanol Plant, which, when renovated, will put the facility back into production.
Tucumcari and the Quay County area are among "Hot Spots" in the nation for wind generated electricity so that this area will become a leader in reusable energy in New Mexico.

Advantages

Farms, ranches, and forests--these are the loci of rural America. Rural America has numerous advantages. It offers its own amenities--natural areas, outdoor recreation, broad vistas, peaceful sunsets, freedom from congestion, crime, commuting, pollution, change, diversity, and the conflicts of urban life. It also offers lower land costs, building costs, housing prices, labor costs, security costs, and taxes.

Tucumcari offers many of the advantages of large cities. Two museums, Mesalands Dinosaur Museum and Tucumcari Historical Museum, and a modern hospital, Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital, administered by Presbyterian Health Care. The Quay County Arts and Humanities organization offers symphony, dance, and theatrical plays throughout the year. Excellent educational opportunities include a new elementary school and Mesalands Community College offering 2-year and 4-year degrees.

Agriculture

Tucumcari is surrounded by a green belt on the north and east sides of the City and vacant land south of Interstate 40. The majority of this land is utilized for pasture land, however, some crops are grown particularly in the areas north of the railroad. The majority of the agricultural land exists outside the City limits, however, there is still a small amount of land within the agricultural boundaries. An estimated 716 acres of agricultural land exists in Tucumcari.

Tourism

Tucumcari lies in the middle of some of the best outdoor recreational amenities in the State of New Mexico. Outdoor recreation opportunities are enhanced by the area's climate, which averages 60⁰for the annual average and ranges from 48⁰ in the winter to the high 80's for the summer. Both the outdoor recreation and climate aspects enhance Tucumcari's potential as a major tourist center.

New Mexico Tourism
Calendar of Events
Tucumcari is located along Historic Route 66, which passes through the heart of the community. Along Route 66, are original buildings and neon signs that have made Tucumcari famous to many tourists.

Chamber of Commerce Convention Center

Dianne Paris, Director Ron Wilmot, Director

404 W Rt 66, (505) 461-1694 1500 W Rt 66, (505) 461-3064

Other tourism activities New Mexico has to offer.

	Diving the Blue Hole: You wouldn't expect New Mexico, landlocked and dry, to be a scuba diver's dream. But in Santa Rosa, an unassuming small town 114 miles east of Albuquerque on I-40, you can dive year-round in the clear blue waters of a spring-fed well billed as "the scuba capital of the Southwest." View more
	Outdoor Ice-Skating Long before indoor rinks made ice skating a year-round activity, the sport was a seasonal one and the venues were natural. While most of northern New Mexico's outdoor skating ponds have fallen into disuse, there remain three noteworthy spots where skaters can enjoy the brisk winter air and inspiring mountain and forest scenery as they glide and swirl the old-fashioned way-outdoors. View more
	Sky-Watching With its clear skies, thin high-altitude air, and absence of light pollution, New Mexico is one of the finest spots in the world for scrutinizing the sky. Native Americans here have revered Father Sky for centuries, and today's visitors can join the action at a pair of star-gazing bed-and-breakfast inns or on a private sky tour. View more

Industrial Park

Tucumcari's 135 acre Industrial Park, near Interstate 40, intersecting with Highway 54 is inside the City limits. The Industrial Park is five minutes from Tucumcari's central business district. The Industrial Park has four wells and a lift station on property and connectivity to all City infrastructure and is adjacent to rail. Tucumcari's Industrial Park is federally designated as an Enterprise Zone which translates to tax credits and points toward state and federal grants.

Financial Institutions

Citizen's Bank

211 E Main St, (505) 461-1261

Everyone's Federal Credit Union

505 E Rt 66, (505) 461-0433

Farm Credit of New Mexico

323 S Second St, (505) 461-3020

First National Bank of New Mexico

101 E Rt 66, (505) 461-1100

Tucumcari Federal Savings and Loan

301 S First St, (505) 461-0191

Wells Fargo Bank

302 S First St, (505) 461-3602

Community Links

City of Tucumcari

Convention Center

Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce

New Mexico Economic Development Department

New Mexico State Links

Quay County Government

Community Realtors

New Beginnings Real Estate

309 E Tucumcari Blvd, (505) 461-3007

New Mexico Property Group

615 W Rt 66, (505) 461-4426

United Country Mesa Real Estate

2105 Hwy 540 Loop, Logan, NM 88426, (505) 487-2910

Trousdale Real Estate

706 S. 1st St., (505) 461-0021

Employment Status by Sex

QT-P24. Employment Status by Sex: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Tucumcari city, New Mexico

Employment Status	Number			Percent
Employment Status	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female

Population 16 years and over	4,676	2,181	2,495	100.0	100.0	100.0
In labor force	2,429	1,194	1,235	51.9	54.7	49.5
Armed forces	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Civilian labor force	2,429	1,194	1,235	51.9	54.7	49.5
Employed	2,259	1,125	1,134	48.3	51.6	45.5
Unemployed	170	69	101	3.6	3.2	4.0
Percent of civilian labor force	7.0	5.8	8.2	(X)	(X)	(X)
Not in labor force	2,247	987	1,260	48.1	45.3	50.5

Population 16 to 19 years	354	157	197	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	118	36	82	33.3	22.9	41.6
Unemployed	10	0	10	2.8	0.0	5.1
Not in labor force	226	121	105	63.8	77.1	53.3

Population 20 to 24 years	287	134	153	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	163	61	102	56.8	45.5	66.7
Unemployed	31	16	15	10.8	11.9	9.8
Not in labor force	93	57	36	32.4	42.5	23.5

Population 25 to 54 years	2,336	1,145	1,191	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	1,472	755	717	63.0	65.9	60.2
Unemployed	121	53	68	5.2	4.6	5.7
Not in labor force	743	337	406	31.8	29.4	34.1

Population 55 to 59 years	379	201	178	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	252	108	144	66.5	53.7	80.9
Unemployed	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Not in labor force	127	93	34	33.5	46.3	19.1

Population 60 to 64 years	267	105	162	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	134	79	55	50.2	75.2	34.0
Unemployed	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Not in labor force	133	26	107	49.8	24.8	66.0

Population 65 to 69 years	208	94	114	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	30	21	9	14.4	22.3	7.9
Unemployed	8	0	8	3.8	0.0	7.0
Not in labor force	170	73	97	81.7	77.7	85.1

Population 70 years and over	845	345	500	100.0	100.0	100.0
Employed civilian	90	65	25	10.7	18.8	5.0
Unemployed	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Not in labor force	755	280	475	89.3	81.2	95.0

(X) Not applicable.
User note on employment status data (PDF 63KB)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P43 and PCT35.

Educational Attainment

QT-P20. Educational Attainment by Sex: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Tucumcari city, New Mexico

Subject	Both sexes	Male	Female

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (highest level)
Population 18 to 24 years	409	198	211
Less than high school graduate	178	105	73
High school graduate (incl. equivalency)	135	40	95
Some college or associate degree	89	46	43
Bachelor's degree or higher	7	7	0

Population 25 years and over	4,035	1,890	2,145
Less than 5th grade	69	25	44
5th to 8th grade	252	135	117
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	914	416	498
High school graduate (incl. equivalency)	1,465	634	831
Some college credit, less than 1 year	290	198	92
1 or more years of college, no degree	385	198	187
Associate degree	135	84	51
Bachelor's degree	278	105	173
Master's degree	173	66	107
Professional degree	55	17	38
Doctorate degree	19	12	7

Percent of population 25 years and over	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than 5th grade	1.7	1.3	2.1
5th to 8th grade	6.2	7.1	5.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	22.7	22.0	23.2
High school graduate (incl. equivalency)	36.3	33.5	38.7
Some college credit, less than 1 year	7.2	10.5	4.3
1 or more years of college, no degree	9.5	10.5	8.7
Associate degree	3.3	4.4	2.4
Bachelor's degree	6.9	5.6	8.1
Master's degree	4.3	3.5	5.0
Professional degree	1.4	0.9	1.8
Doctorate degree	0.5	0.6	0.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.4	69.5	69.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.0	10.6	15.2

PERCENT OF AGE GROUP
High school graduate or higher
25 to 34 years	70.2	64.1	76.7
35 to 44 years	80.7	81.7	79.8
45 to 64 years	74.9	75.9	73.9
65 years and over	52.3	52.2	52.4
Bachelor's degree or higher
25 to 34 years	9.2	1.8	16.9
35 to 44 years	13.6	10.2	16.9
45 to 64 years	14.2	14.6	13.9
65 years and over	13.1	10.7	14.8

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P37 and PCT25.

Income Distribution

QT-P32. Income Distribution in 1999 of Households and Families: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Tucumcari city, New Mexico

Subject	Households	Families			Nonfamily households
Subject	Households	Total	Married- couple families	Female householder, no husband present	Nonfamily households

NUMBER
Total	2,481	1,613	1,187	333	868
Less than $10,000	561	185	81	87	376
$10,000 to $14,999	343	223	133	81	124
$15,000 to $19,999	228	170	124	27	61
$20,000 to $24,999	211	190	150	10	37
$25,000 to $29,999	191	88	72	8	104
$30,000 to $34,999	122	64	50	14	50
$35,000 to $39,999	118	101	62	29	11
$40,000 to $44,999	77	67	67	0	10
$45,000 to $49,999	112	97	97	0	15
$50,000 to $59,999	166	135	95	40	32
$60,000 to $74,999	133	107	95	12	15
$75,000 to $99,999	140	123	123	0	17
$100,000 to $124,999	19	19	19	0	0
$125,000 to $149,999	18	11	11	0	7
$150,000 to $199,999	16	7	0	7	9
$200,000 or more	26	26	8	18	0

Median income (dollars)	22,560	27,468	32,938	14,856	11,726

Mean income (dollars)	35,591	43,108	41,322	55,893	20,880

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than $10,000	22.6	11.5	6.8	26.1	43.3
$10,000 to $14,999	13.8	13.8	11.2	24.3	14.3
$15,000 to $19,999	9.2	10.5	10.4	8.1	7.0
$20,000 to $24,999	8.5	11.8	12.6	3.0	4.3
$25,000 to $29,999	7.7	5.5	6.1	2.4	12.0
$30,000 to $34,999	4.9	4.0	4.2	4.2	5.8
$35,000 to $39,999	4.8	6.3	5.2	8.7	1.3
$40,000 to $44,999	3.1	4.2	5.6	0.0	1.2
$45,000 to $49,999	4.5	6.0	8.2	0.0	1.7
$50,000 to $59,999	6.7	8.4	8.0	12.0	3.7
$60,000 to $74,999	5.4	6.6	8.0	3.6	1.7
$75,000 to $99,999	5.6	7.6	10.4	0.0	2.0
$100,000 to $124,999	0.8	1.2	1.6	0.0	0.0
$125,000 to $149,999	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.0	0.8
$150,000 to $199,999	0.6	0.4	0.0	2.1	1.0
$200,000 or more	1.0	1.6	0.7	5.4	0.0

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P52, P53, P54, P79, P80, P81, PCT38, PCT40, and PCT41

Healthcare Services

Name of Service	Description
Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital	37 Bed full hospital Facility
Quay County Family Health Center	Family Practice, Walk in Clinic
Quay County Medical Clinic	Family Practice
Dr. James E. Saltz Jr.	Family Physician/Pediatrics
Nur Badshah, MD	Family Medacine, Geriatic Medicine Abdominal Surgery
Thanh Nguyen-Van MD	Family Practice/ General Medicine Care
Bob's Budget Pharmacy	Full Service Pharmacy
Wellborn Pharmacy	Full Service Pharmacy
Family Vision Care CLinic	Routine Eye Care, Adult and Child

Community Services

Motels / Hotels	25+
Bed & Breakfasts	1
- Total Number of Rooms	1200+ -
Banks	3 Banks/ 2 credit Unions
Radio Stations	KQAY FM/ KTNM AM
Weekly Newspapers	Quay County Sun Saturday & Wednesday Distributions
Civic Center / Auditorium	Tucumcari Convention Center/ THS Auditorium

Major Events / Festivals

Name of Event	Approx. Date of Event
Renew New Mexico Renewable Energy Confrence	April 2-3
Quay County Fair and Carnival
Quay County Heritage Dayz	September
Tucumcari Rotary Club Air Show	October
Governors Summit on Economic Development	October 1-3
Bluegrass Music Program	Monthly

Quality of Life

Public Parks	5
Public Swimming Pools	1
Football / Soccer / Baseball Fields	1 Foot ball/3 Baseball
Golf Courses	1
Cinemas	1
Public Libraries	1
Museums / Galleries	2 museums/ 3 galleries
Churches	14

Education

Name of Institution	Number of Students
Tucumcari Municipal Schools
Mesalands Community College

Industrial / Business Development Sites Available

Transportation

Highways

Historic Route 66 (Interstate 40)

US Highway 54

State Highway 104

State Highway 209

Air Transportation
Nearest Airport	Miles from Airport
Tucumcari Municipal Airport	5

Location From Major Cities
Amarillo Texas	110 miles
Albuquerque, New Mexico	170 miles
Abilien Texas	343 miles
Austin Texas	636 miles
Chicago IL	1112 miles
Dallas Texas	471 miles
Denver CO	397 miles
Los Angeles CA	978 miles
Las Vegas NM	123 miles
Seattle WA	1650 miles

Employment / Unemployment

Average Hourly Wage Rates

Occupation Title

Average Starting Wage

Agricultural , Forestry & Fishing

9.62

Mining

Utilities

21.47

Construction

9.47

Professional And Technical Services

11.75

Wholesale Trades

9.30

Retail Trades

9.30

Transportation And Warehousing

13.20

Information

8.90

Finance and Insurance

13.97

Healthcare and Social Assistance

12.75

Accommodation and food Services

6.75

Government

14.00

Unemployment Rate:

4.1%

Source: New Mexico Department of Labor, Economic Research & Analysis Bureau,
"Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages".

Taxes

Major Employers

Company Name	Category	Employment
Trigg Memorial Hospital	Medical	126
Tucumcari Municipal Schools	Education	175
Flying J Truck Stop	Convenient Store	150
Mesalands Community College	Education	56

Finance

GTEDC is committed to a competitive “client-driven” cost-of-doing-business solution. Its innovative and detailed approach to cost-benefit analysis is driven by building a close relationship with each client, and by working side by side with that client to evaluate each element of their expense sheet to see where savings may be achieved without sacrificing quality. With low labor costs, lower than average construction costs, low property tax, low land and building costs, and competitive utility costs, GTEDC projects consistently come in under budget. Call us to see how we can make your project more profitable.

Housing

GTEDC is committed to “developer-driven” housing solutions. An example of its innovative approach is its partnership with a local contractor to rehab an existing home in northeast Tucumcari currently owned by the EDC. Working with the local builder, GTEDC had the home completely remodeled and brought to code and placed back on the market. Joel Farmer, the local builder, had this to say: “…………….” In addition, GTEDC has initiated an aggressive program of working with developers to find alternative financing options for both single family and multi-family housing.