Tatum, NM Demographic Data
Tatum, NM Summary
Tatum is located in Lea County in New Mexico
- Population: 683
- Area: 1.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 429.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,992.78 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tatum, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
439
54%
50.8
Male
376
46%
49.2
Total Population
815
323,128,000
Tatum, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
76
9.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
75
9.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
108
13.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
40
4.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15
1.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
139
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
122
15.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
87
10.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13
1.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
33
4.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
80
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2
0.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
535
65.6%
77.2
Female
297
55.5%
51.3
Male
238
44.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
512
62.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
126
15.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
107
13.1%
15.2
Female
61
57.0%
55.8
Male
46
43.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Tatum, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
791
97.1%
96.8
White
735
90.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
54
6.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
24
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
377
46.3%
17.8
Mexican
377
46.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
438
53.7%
82.2
Tatum, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
73
14.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
61
12.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
185
36.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
92
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
56
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
18
3.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
134
26.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
367
73.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34
6.8%
31.2
Tatum, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
120
21.6%
33.7%
Now Married
283
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
112
20.1%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
41
7.4
5.8%
Tatum, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
451
61.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
288
39.0%
21.6%
Spanish
288
39.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Tatum, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16
5.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
38
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
21
7.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
52
19.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
30
11.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
47
17.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
50
18.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
48,750
57,617
Per capita income
20,942
31,128
Tatum, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
82
25.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
9
2.8%
9.8
Construction
26
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
69
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6
1.9%
6.6
Information
6
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6
1.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
10
3.1%
11.4
Public administration
46
14.5%
4.6
Retail trade
39
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
19
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
45
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
64
20.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
54
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
82
25.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
73
23.0%
18.1%
Tatum, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
314
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
271
86.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19
6.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
18
5.7%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
6
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.8
26.6
Tatum, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5
1.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
71
26.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
106
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
88
32.6%
21.0
Tatum, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
270
79.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
209
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
61
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
71
20.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
23
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Tatum, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
341
1 room
11
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
5
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
20
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
74
21.7%
16.5
5 rooms
117
34.3%
19.8
6 rooms
62
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
25
7.3%
12.0
8 rooms
10
2.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
17
5.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tatum, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
341
1-unit, detached
244
71.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
86
25.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tatum, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
29
8.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
37
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
65
19.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
66
19.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
57
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
46
13.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14
4.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
2.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
2.1%
1.4%
Tatum, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
132
48.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18
6.7%
4.7
Electricity
120
44.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Tatum, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
57
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
10.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
23
40.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
28
49.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
47
82.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
5.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
7.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3
5.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tatum, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
37
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
10
27.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
27
73.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
24
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
618
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
19
51.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
5.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
10
27.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Tatum, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
209
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
84
40.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
72
34.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
31
14.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
16
7.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2
1.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
57,900
205,000