Tatum

Population: 736
Median home value: $107,400

Tatum, a community in Lea County, New Mexico, has 736 residents. At $107,400, its median home value sits below Lea County's $176,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Tatum's population grew 1.4% from 726 to 736, while its median home value rose 19.3% from $90,000 to $107,400.

73.3% of workers drive to work alone. 70.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 736
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $107,400
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 377
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

726736

Median household income

$50,208$46,477

Median home value

$90,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$718$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	726	$50,208	$90,000	$718
2020	773	$42,708	$80,900	$771
2021	765	$43,636	$75,000	—
2022	794	$46,477	$91,500	—
2023	736	—	$107,400	$943

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3426.9%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 644.5%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	7.3%
5 to 17	121	16.4%
18 to 24	37	5.0%
25 to 34	198	26.9%
35 to 44	124	16.8%
45 to 54	43	5.8%
55 to 64	33	4.5%
65 to 74	85	11.5%
75 and over	41	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	332	45.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	350	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	15.1%
High school graduate	223	42.6%
Some college or associate's	126	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	87	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled26.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	283	73.3%
Carpooled	103	26.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	25.6%
15 to 29 min	72	18.7%
30 to 44 min	150	38.9%
45 to 59 min	41	10.6%
60+ min	24	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 15.7% (115 of 731)

	Count	Share
Family households	218	69.4%
Nonfamily households	96	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	314	83.3%
Vacant	63	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	76.8%
Renter-occupied	73	23.2%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	267	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	29.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3576620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.2554, -103.3108