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Moving to Tatum, New Mexico

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Population: 683. Estimated population in July 2024: 693 (+1.5% change)
Males: 336 (49.2%), Females: 347 (50.8%)

Lea County

Zip code: 88267

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $28,833
Median house value: $32,500

Population by Race

Races in Tatum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.6%)
  • Hispanic (37.3%)
  • Other race (30.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (12.7%), Irish (7.2%), German (7.0%), English (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%), Dutch (1.0%).

Elevation: 3997 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tatum

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tatum town

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

21.7% Foreign born (21.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-3.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tatum:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tatum:

  • LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 40 miles; HOBBS, NM; Abbreviation: HOB)
  • CANNON AFB (about 77 miles; CLOVIS, NM; Abbreviation: CVS)
  • ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 84 miles; ROSWELL, NM; Abbreviation: ROW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tatum:

  • TATUM (about 4 miles; TATUM, NM; Abbreviation: E07)
  • LEA COUNTY-ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; LOVINGTON, NM; Abbreviation: E06)
  • YOAKUM COUNTY (about 34 miles; PLAINS, TX; Abbreviation: F98)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tatum:

  • EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles; PORTALES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,955)
  • SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 67 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
  • TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
  • ODESSA COLLEGE (about 113 miles; ODESSA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,555)
  • MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 120 miles; MIDLAND, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
  • WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)

Schools

Public high school in Tatum:

  • TATUM HIGH (Students: 103; Location: 3RD AND AVENUE B; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tatum:

  • TATUM ELEM (Students: 152; Location: 3RD AND AVENUE B; Grades: PK – 06)
  • TATUM JR HIGH (Students: 49; Location: 3RD AND AVENUE B; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Tatum:

  • TATUM COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,592; Location: 216 E. BROADWAY; 5,000 books; 139 audio materials; 218 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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