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Population (year 2000): 683. Estimated
population in July 2005: 693 (+1.5% change)
Males: 336 (49.2%), Females: 347 (50.8%)
Lea
County
Zip code:
88267
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $28,833 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,500 (year 2000)
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
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/medical centers near Tatum:
- NOR LEA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LOVINGTON,
NM)
- NOR LEA GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 26 miles;
LOVINGTON, NM)
- YOAKUM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; DENVER CITY,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tatum:
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 40 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- CANNON AFB (about 77 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
- ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 84 miles;
ROSWELL, NM; ID: ROW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tatum:
- TATUM (about 4 miles; TATUM, NM; ID: E07)
- LEA COUNTY-ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL (about 22 miles;
LOVINGTON, NM; ID: E06)
- YOAKUM COUNTY (about 34 miles; PLAINS, TX; ID: F98)
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;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 113 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 120 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
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)
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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