Tatum, NM

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US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

34.3

0.587% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

15.7%

33.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$46,477

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tatum, NM are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (25%), White (Hispanic) (12.1%), Other (Hispanic) (10.5%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.34%).

None of the households in Tatum, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Tatum, NM are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Tatum, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Tatum, NM was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

Tatum, NM is home to a population of N/A people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Tatum, NM residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 1.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (332 people) in Tatum, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 184 Two+ (Hispanic) and 89 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

95%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tatum, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tatum, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
332 ± 169
Two+ (Hispanic)
184 ± 129
White (Hispanic)
89 ± 87

47.6%

Hispanic Population

350 people

47.6% of the people in Tatum, NM are hispanic (350 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tatum, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tatum, NM.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
128,832 ± 8,539 people
Philippines
5,882 ± 1,880 people
Germany
4,070 ± 1,565 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tatum, NM was Mexico, the natal country of 128,832 Tatum, NM residents, followed by Philippines with 5,882 and Germany with 4,070.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
8 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18

Tatum, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tatum, NM employs N/A people. The largest industries in Tatum, NM are , and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($166,085), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,071), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,071).

Males in New Mexico have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,740. The income inequality in New Mexico (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tatum, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (104 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (79 people), and Production Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tatum, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tatum, NM, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tatum, NM, though some of these residents may live in Tatum, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.72%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Tatum, NM have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tatum, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tatum, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Tatum, NM colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,477

Median Household Income

± $34,147

N/A

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Tatum, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tatum, NM is from Tatum, NM.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tatum, NM across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Carpooled (26.7%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 73.3% of workers in Tatum, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (26.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tatum, NM have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Tatum, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tatum, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tatum, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tatum, NM have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tatum, NM (115 out of 731 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.51%

Uninsured

62.6%

Employer Coverage

11.8%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

0.543%

Non-Group

0.815%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tatum, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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