New London vs Tatum

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

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

Tatum has the higher population (1,528 vs 1,198 in New London). Tatum has the higher median household income ($70,708 vs $50,909 in New London). Tatum has the higher median home value ($200,800 vs $169,400 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Tatum
Population	1,198	1,528
Median age	51.5 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,909	$70,708
Median home value	$169,400	$200,800
Median gross rent	$581	$852
Housing units	507	733
Homeownership rate	93.3%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Tatum
Population	1,181 → 1,198 (+1.4%)	1,272 → 1,528 (+20.1%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $50,909 (-0.7%)	$41,875 → $70,708 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $169,400 (+41.2%)	$154,200 → $200,800 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $581 (-29.2%)	$596 → $852 (+43.0%)

New London

Population

1,1811,198

Median household income

$51,250$50,909

Median home value

$120,000$169,400

Median gross rent

$821$581

Tatum

Population

1,2721,528

Median household income

$41,875$70,708

Median home value

$154,200$200,800

Median gross rent

$596$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Tatum
Under 5	5.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	25.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	17.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	3.4%
75 and over	24.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Tatum
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	48.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.4%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Tatum
No high school diploma	14.2%	15.1%
High school graduate	35.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Tatum
Drove alone	94.7%	77.0%
Carpooled	2.2%	7.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Tatum
1-unit, detached	82.4%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	23.6%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	New London	Tatum
Poverty rate	10.3%	18.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1968	1994