The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Truth or Consequences has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Truth or Consequences a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Truth or Consequences is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Truth or Consequences does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Truth or Consequences are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.08% of adults in Truth or Consequences having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Truth or Consequences in 2022 was $21,986, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,944 for a family of four. However, Truth or Consequences contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Truth or Consequences is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Truth or Consequences home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Truth or Consequences residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Truth or Consequences also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.83% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Truth or Consequences include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Truth or Consequences is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
