COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tatum vs Brownfield
PLACE A
Tatum, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Brownfield, Texas
Tatum is 99% smaller than Brownfield. Tatum earns more, with a median household income $10,975 higher. Tatum has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
TATUMBROWNFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population708,762−99% vs Brownfield
Population density771,346−1,268
Population growth1.3%-7.5%+8.8 pts
Median age36.537.9−1.4
Male58.8%55.4%+3.3 pts
Female41.3%44.6%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%29.8%+34.0 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%65.0%−65.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other36.3%1.2%+35.0 pts
Median household income$53,125$42,150+$10,975
Per capita income$16,105$23,518−$7,413
Poverty rate1.3%21.2%−19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.2%7.7%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree2.2%1.5%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate25.9%5.1%+20.8 pts
Labor force participation58.7%55.6%+3.1 pts
Median home value$86,700$100,600−$13,900
Median gross rent$375$811−$436
Owner-occupied84.6%66.4%+18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.0%7.3%+27.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.9%−48.9 pts
Average commute17.021.8−4.8
Worked from home0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.0%23.4%−18.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025