Overton vs Tatum

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

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

Overton has the higher population (2,633 vs 1,528 in Tatum). Overton has the higher median household income ($76,384 vs $70,708 in Tatum). Tatum has the higher median home value ($200,800 vs $114,100 in Overton).

Population, income & housing

	Overton	Tatum
Population	2,633	1,528
Median age	31.7 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,384	$70,708
Median home value	$114,100	$200,800
Median gross rent	$833	$852
Housing units	990	733
Homeownership rate	66.1%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Overton	Tatum
Population	2,896 → 2,633 (-9.1%)	1,272 → 1,528 (+20.1%)
Median household income	$46,731 → $76,384 (+63.5%)	$41,875 → $70,708 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $114,100 (+30.0%)	$154,200 → $200,800 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $833 (+6.7%)	$596 → $852 (+43.0%)

Overton

Population

2,8962,633

Median household income

$46,731$76,384

Median home value

$87,800$114,100

Median gross rent

$781$833

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)

	Overton	Tatum
Under 5	9.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	25.4%
18 to 24	12.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	19.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	17.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	8.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	3.4%
75 and over	3.3%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Overton	Tatum
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	48.0%
Black or African American	11.8%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	7.1%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.5%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Overton	Tatum
No high school diploma	12.4%	15.1%
High school graduate	33.3%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Overton	Tatum
Drove alone	74.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	15.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Overton	Tatum
1-unit, detached	81.7%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	23.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Overton	Tatum
Poverty rate	13.0%	18.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1966	1994