Tatum, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Tatum is a Census town of 598 people across 1.59 square miles of land, in Lea County. 74.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tatum
What Tatum is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.59 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land377 plus or minus 155
- County holding the largest share of its areaLea County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Tatum
- Population598 plus or minus 246
- Median age34.7
- Population under 18111 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over105 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households290 plus or minus 140
- Family households181 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent plus or minus 27.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tatum
- Per capita income$48,872 plus or minus $24,562
- Civilian labor force375 plus or minus 173
- Employed375 plus or minus 173
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over460 plus or minus 193
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.4 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tatum
- Housing units347 plus or minus 147
- Occupied units290 plus or minus 140
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate16.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied217 plus or minus 101
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 101
- Ownership rate74.8 percent plus or minus 50.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,200 plus or minus $29,874
- Median gross rent, monthly$943
- Single family units248 plus or minus 125
- Share single family71.5 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tatum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute375 plus or minus 173
- Commuting under 15 minutes93 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more233 plus or minus 142
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.1 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Drove alone69.9 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Carpooled30.1 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Tatum
- NFIP communityTown of Tatum
- NFIP community number350032
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/08(M)
The Town of Tatum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350032 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lea County, not Tatum
Lea County context, not Tatum figures
- Establishments in Lea County1,730
- Covered employment, Lea County33,770
- Average annual pay, Lea County$69,342
- Housing units permitted, Lea County172
Every figure in this section is published for Lea County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tatum.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tatum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tatum, New Mexico?
598, in 290 households. Tatum town covers 1.59 square miles of land, which is 377 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tatum in?
Lea County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Tatum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tatum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tatum, town of, community 350032, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tatum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lea County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tatum.
Is zoning published for Tatum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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