2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Tucumcari, NM vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bakersfield, is 125% more than it is in Tucumcari and is 0% below the National Average.
- Tucumcari unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Bakersfield unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Tucumcari, NMBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.5%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.0%24.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,994$28,837$37,638
 Household Income$30,679$69,014$69,021
 Family Median Income$37,416$75,253$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tucumcari, NMBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.0%9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K12.1%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K17.7%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.7%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.2%17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%8.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tucumcari, NMBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.9%11.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.4%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.4%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.3%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%3.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.6%14.2%13.1%
Reviews for Tucumcari    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Never ever move  More

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Over 3 years ago

Do NOT move here unless you grew up here. It is far too harsh for out of town folk. Keep your eye on your tech at all times. Do NOT even blink, got  More

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Over 6 years ago

Leave that race behind; there's no winning in rush hour anxiety. Leave on a jet plane, arrive to solitude. Five exits off the *mother road* interstate highway 40 where  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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