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Tatum, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Tatum is a Census city of 1,435 people across 3.78 square miles of land, lying across Rusk County and Panola County. Median household income is $77,404, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tatum
What Tatum is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land379 plus or minus 88
- County holding the largest share of its areaRusk County, 66.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inRusk County 66.1 percent, Panola County 33.9 percent
Tatum crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tatum
How many people live in Tatum
- Population1,435 plus or minus 332
- Median age31.5
- Population under 18431 plus or minus 124
- Share under 1830.0 percent
- Population 65 and over154 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over10.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households523 plus or minus 132
- Family households384 plus or minus 110
- Share of households that are families73.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tatum
- Median household income$77,404
- Per capita income$35,763 plus or minus $8,419
- Civilian labor force730 plus or minus 219
- Employed687 plus or minus 205
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over884 plus or minus 211
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tatum
- Housing units677 plus or minus 159
- Occupied units523 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units154 plus or minus 95
- Vacancy rate22.7 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Owner occupied349 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied174 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate66.7 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$195,200 plus or minus $84,799
- Median gross rent, monthly$918
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Single family units379 plus or minus 100
- Share single family56.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more144 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes154 plus or minus 96
- Median year structure built1992
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 commute582 plus or minus 181
- Commuting under 15 minutes104 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.9 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more266 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.7 percent
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home15.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Tatum
- NFIP communityCity of Tatum
- NFIP community number480995
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10(M)
The City of Tatum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480995 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.
Rusk County, not Tatum
Rusk County context, not Tatum figures
- Establishments in Rusk County833
- Covered employment, Rusk County13,100
- Average annual pay, Rusk County$53,942
- Housing units permitted, Rusk County3
Every figure in this section is published for Rusk 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.
Coverage
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, Texas?
1,435, in 523 households. Tatum city covers 3.78 square miles of land, which is 379 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?
Tatum lies in more than one. By area it is 66.1 percent in Rusk County, 33.9 percent in Panola County. This page sits under Rusk County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Tatum?
$77,404. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $195,200. Median gross rent is $918 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Tatum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tatum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tatum, city of, community 480995, 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 Rusk 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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