What percentage of people rent in Tatum, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Tatum, TX, 2020–2024
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33.3% (±11.3 points) of the occupied homes in Tatum, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 174 renting households against 349 that own their home.

In Tatum, the share of households that rent went from 44.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.3% (±11.3 points)
Renting households: 174 (±88)

Who rents and who owns in Tatum

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tatum	Rusk County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.3% (±11.3 points)	21.2% (±2.5 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	174 (±88)	3,814 (±490)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	349 (±85)	14,213 (±449)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,034 (±$7,735)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,729 (±$20,210)	$76,891 (±$5,911)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Tatum, the renter share is higher than in Rusk County (21.2%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (37.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Rusk County, Tatum ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 463 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Tatum has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.4% (±11.8 points)	33.3% (±11.3 points)	−11.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$596 (±$284)	$918 (±$93)	+54.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,875 (±$14,891)	$77,404 (±$13,918)	+84.8%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Tatum

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tatum
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tatum	—	33.3% (±11.3 points)	—
Beckville	6.2 mi	40.2% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Easton	6.2 mi	16.9% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Lake Cherokee	8.3 mi	21.9% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeport	13 mi	18.6% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Hallsville	13 mi	38.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Carthage	16 mi	35.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Marshall	18 mi	40.2% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Henderson	20 mi	35.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Easton, TX (16.9%), Lakeport, TX (18.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Rusk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Henderson	35.2% (±6.9 points)
2	Overton	33.8% (±11.1 points)
3	Tatum	33.3% (±11.3 points)
4	Mount Enterprise	24.2% (±12.1 points)
5	Lake Cherokee	21.9% (±9.2 points)
6	New London	6.0% (±5.2 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tatum

How many renters are there in Tatum?

Tatum has an estimated 174 (±88) renting households, 33.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tatum?

In Tatum, the share of households that rent went from 44.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tatum?

A renting household in Tatum has 2.0 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Tatum city, Texas (place:71924, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.