Clovis is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 32,540 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Clovis is the 9th largest community in New Mexico.

Unlike some cities, Clovis isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clovis are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clovis is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Clovis who work in sales jobs (14.57%), office and administrative support jobs (13.29%), and teaching (7.12%).

Clovis is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Clovis, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

One of the benefits of Clovis is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.32 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.

Clovis is a very car-oriented city: 97.1% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Clovis is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Clovis is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Clovis Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Clovis is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.72% of adults 25 and older in Clovis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clovis in 2000 was $15,561, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,244 for a family of four.

Clovis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clovis home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clovis is White, followed by African-American. Clovis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.34% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Clovis include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Clovis is English. Some people also speak Spanish.