Eunice vs Tatum

A side-by-side comparison of Eunice and Tatum: population, income, housing, and more.

Eunice and Tatum are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eunice has the higher population (2,989 vs 736 in Tatum). Eunice has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $107,400 in Tatum). Since 2019, Tatum's population has grown faster (+1.4% vs -1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Eunice	Tatum
Population	2,989	736
Median age	34.3 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,795	—
Median home value	$164,900	$107,400
Median gross rent	$749	$943
Housing units	1,283	377
Homeownership rate	76.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eunice	Tatum
Population	3,037 → 2,989 (-1.6%)	726 → 736 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$62,527 → $49,795 (-20.4%)	$50,208 → $46,477 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $164,900 (+82.0%)	$90,000 → $107,400 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $749 (-28.5%)	$718 → $943 (+31.3%)

Eunice

Population

3,0372,989

Median household income

$62,527$49,795

Median home value

$90,600$164,900

Median gross rent

$1,048$749

Tatum

Population

726736

Median household income

$50,208$46,477

Median home value

$90,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$718$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eunice	Tatum
Under 5	6.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	28.2%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	26.9%
35 to 44	17.2%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	7.0%	4.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.5%
75 and over	4.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eunice	Tatum
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	45.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	57.7%	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eunice	Tatum
No high school diploma	30.5%	15.1%
High school graduate	27.2%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eunice	Tatum
Drove alone	84.1%	73.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	26.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eunice	Tatum
1-unit, detached	84.4%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	Eunice	Tatum
Poverty rate	15.3%	15.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1973	1964