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TatumNM

A town of 598.

Photo: AllenS · Public domain
Population
598
−11.5% since 2010
Median home value
$111K
Census ACS
Median age
34.7
years
Jobs based here
199
Balanced
Small town

598 people, and everyone knows the way

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61°
Cloudy and Windy
H 65° · L 50°

Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Tatum. Another town gets a different order.

Natural hazards

Very high risk, with wildfire at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.

95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Tatum has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–57°
Spring43–76°
Summer63–92°
Fall44–74°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Tatum

Most working residents leave Tatum for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Hobbs (24%), Lovington (21%) and Albuquerque (6%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Tatum5%
Hobbs24%
Lovington21%
Albuquerque6%
Carlsbad3%
39 mi
median commute distance
199
jobs based in Tatum
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Tatum is

Tatum beats the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outTatumNM
Fewer adults with diabetes11.3%13.2%
Nor-Lea Hospital District
20.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

The schools Tatum’s kids attend

TATUM · 3 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Tatum ElementaryPK–6128
Tatum Jr. High7–853
Tatum High9–12129
NCES · EDFactsAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Tatum is conserved land

2.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,017 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tatum City Park1 mi8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Tatum New Mexico Community Library
2009 · Tatum New Mexico Community Library · Wikimedia Commons
Tatum’s story

Tatum in pictures

8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

NMMap-doton-TatumNear Tatum - Flickr - aspidoscelisTantum, colorado-05
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About Tatum

Town in New Mexico, United States

Tatum is a town in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tatum had a population of 706.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
706
Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
3,999 ft
ZIP code
88267
Area code
575

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