Tatum, Texas demographics

Tatum, TX demographics: median age 31.5; 14.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tatum city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4871924. The survey estimates a population of 1,435 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tatum is 31.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.1 years. There are 523 households (±132). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.5 ±5.1	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,435
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	431 ±124	30.0% ±5.1 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	361 ±133	25.2% ±7.2 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	489 ±115	34.1% ±1.2 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	154 ±68	10.7% ±4.0 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,435
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	661 ±168	46.1% ±4.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	774 ±218	53.9% ±8.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,435
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	672 ±236	46.8% ±12.4 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	172 ±110 · low precision	12.0% ±7.1 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	4 ±8 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	16 ±28 · low precision	1.1% ±1.9 pp · low precision	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	571 ±200	39.8% ±10.5 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,435
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	988 ±299	68.9% ±13.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	447 ±174	31.1% ±9.8 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	205 ±64	39.2% ±7.2 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	11 ±13 · low precision	2.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	168 ±87 · low precision	32.1% ±14.5 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	91 ±53 · low precision	17.4% ±9.1 pp · low precision	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	48 ±41 · low precision	9.2% ±7.5 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	265 ±102	50.7% ±14.7 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	258 ±86	49.3% ±10.7 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	91 ±53 · low precision	17.4% ±9.1 pp · low precision	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	156 ±65	29.8% ±9.8 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	163 ±92 · low precision	31.2% ±15.8 pp · low precision	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	86 ±44 · low precision	16.4% ±7.2 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	18 ±30 · low precision	3.4% ±5.7 pp · low precision	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±4.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±21 · low precision	1.7% ±3.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,435
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	1,319 ±325	91.9% ±7.8 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	116 ±73 · low precision	8.1% ±4.7 pp · low precision	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,325
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	952 ±277	71.8% ±12.7 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	369 ±151	27.8% ±9.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	4 ±7 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	114 ±72 · low precision	12.9% ±7.5 pp · low precision	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	243 ±96	27.5% ±8.7 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	228 ±125 · low precision	25.8% ±12.8 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	170 ±74	19.2% ±7.0 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	92 ±48 · low precision	10.4% ±4.8 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37 ±40 · low precision	4.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,434
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	1,341 ±300	93.5% ±30.1 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	17 ±23 · low precision	1.2% ±1.6 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	76 ±79 · low precision	5.3% ±5.4 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

19.7% of Tatum residents (±6.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 86.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tatum	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	19.7% ±6.3 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.6% ±11.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±4.7 pp · low precision	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Tatum . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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