Tatum, NM
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tatum, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,349. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet TATUM-NM · Tatum, NM 1 ZIPs · 1,349 pop · #20999/25278 · Lea County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,250
- RANK-BOTTOM #20999/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eunice
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,349
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $111,400
Nearest income peer: Eunice, NM ( $833 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tatum
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tatum on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Eunice · lowest
Eunice · lowest
$51,417 median HH income
- Tatum · this city
Tatum · this city
$52,250 median HH income
- Lovington · near
Lovington · near
$75,476 median HH income
- Hobbs · highest
Hobbs · highest
$76,635 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tatum, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,349
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,250
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,250 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (88267) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tatum as a pure owner town.
Within New Mexico, Roswell is the closest lower-income city and Portales the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tatum.
Population concentration
Tatum's single ZIP 88267 carries the town
Tatum is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 88267 is the entire residential footprint (1,349 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Tatum's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 132 employees , annual payroll $7,536k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88267 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .
ZIP Codes in Tatum, NM
These ZIP codes sit in Lea County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tatum. See the Lea County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Lea County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Tatum, Hobbs and Lovington among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hobbs marks the far end of that range at $76,635, 47% above Tatum.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88267 | 1,349 | $52,250 | 27 | 1 |
Tatum roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Tatum, .