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Demographics

People

Total Population	772
Male Share of the Population	43.8%
Female Share of the Population	56.2%
Senior Citizens	16.2%
Employed Population 16+	327
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	49.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17%
Median Earnings25+	$45,188
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$34,286
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$52,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$49,732
% Above Poverty Level	86.5%
% Below Poverty Level	13.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	2.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	29%
Median Gross Rent	$660
Median House Value	$85,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	37.8%
German	18%
Irish	7.6%
English	6.1%
Portuguese	1.9%
West Indian	1%
Dutch	1%
Scottish	0.9%
Danishn	0.8%
French Except Basque	0.3%
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Tatum Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lea County
Standard Zip Codes	88267, 88213
Phone Area Codes	575, 505
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	33.25
Approximate Longitude	-103.31

Tatum Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	TATUM
Distance	0.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 54 F
Apr Temp	40 to 74 F
Jul Temp	63 to 91 F
Oct Temp	43 to 75 F
Annual Precip	16.7 inches

Station	CROSSROADS 2
Distance	18.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 54 F
Apr Temp	40 to 75 F
Jul Temp	62 to 92 F
Oct Temp	43 to 75 F
Annual Precip	15.8 inches

Station	PLAINS
Distance	28.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 53 F
Apr Temp	43 to 75 F
Jul Temp	65 to 92 F
Oct Temp	45 to 76 F
Annual Precip	18.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Lovington	11,575	$58,841

Tatum Public Libraries

Tatum Community Library
323 E. BROADWAY
Tatum, New Mexico
(575) 398-4822

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Tatum Public Schools

Tatum Elementary
115 West 3rd St
ZIP: 88267
(505) 398-4455
Primary
Total Enrollment 218

Tatum High
South Ave C And South Ave B
ZIP: 88267
(505) 398-4455
High
Total Enrollment 111

Tatum Jr High
306 West 3rd St
ZIP: 88267
(505) 398-4455
Middle
Total Enrollment 54

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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