East New Mexico News

27 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Tatum in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 10 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 773.

89.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	60	10.7
Regular high school diploma	221	39.5
GED or alternative credential	18	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	37	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	72	12.9
Associate's degree	47	8.4
Bachelor's degree	98	17.5
Master's degree	6	1.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.