Portales, NM Demographic Data
Portales, NM Summary
Portales is located in Roosevelt County in New Mexico
- Population: 12,327
- Area: 7.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,745.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,009.19 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Portales, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,014
49%
50.8
Male
6,261
51%
49.2
Total Population
12,275
323,128,000
Portales, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
883
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
857
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
895
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,342
10.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,843
15.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,762
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,324
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,164
9.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
502
4.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
316
2.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
730
5.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
351
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
306
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,214
75.1%
77.2
Female
4,649
50.5%
51.3
Male
4,565
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,895
64.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,596
13.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,387
11.3%
15.2
Female
810
58.4%
55.8
Male
577
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
26
0.0%
0.0
Portales, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,754
95.8%
96.8
White
8,897
72.5%
72.6
Black or African American
472
3.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
145
1.2%
0.8
Asian
75
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
58
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
6
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,159
17.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
521
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,402
44.0%
17.8
Mexican
3,930
32.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
34
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
95
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,343
10.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,873
56.0%
82.2
Portales, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
478
7.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
739
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,657
25.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,428
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
549
8.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
829
12.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
775
12.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,217
18.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,238
81.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,604
24.8%
31.2
Portales, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,141
43.0%
33.7%
Now Married
3,848
39.9%
47.5
Divorced
928
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
98
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
625
6.5
5.8%
Portales, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,212
72.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,180
27.9%
21.6%
Spanish
2,832
24.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
126
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
93
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
129
1.1%
1.1%
Portales, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
624
14.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
412
9.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
849
19.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
459
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
663
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
467
10.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
474
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
358
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
51
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
23
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
31,152
57,617
Per capita income
16,493
31,128
Portales, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
77
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
630
13.1%
9.8
Construction
375
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,688
35.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
200
4.1%
6.6
Information
21
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
157
3.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
188
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
369
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
312
6.5%
4.6
Retail trade
610
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
193
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
0.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
545
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,671
34.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
365
7.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,104
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,142
23.7%
18.1%
Portales, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,899
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,650
74.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
712
14.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.1%
5.1
Walked
297
6.1%
2.7
Other means
131
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
105
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.1
26.6
Portales, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
323
7.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,687
38.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,641
37.5%
37.1
3 or more
729
16.6%
21.0
Portales, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,380
88.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,430
55.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,950
44.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
569
11.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Portales, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,949
1 room
21
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
73
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
529
10.7%
9.1
4 rooms
826
16.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,336
27.0%
19.8
6 rooms
975
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
398
8.0%
12.0
8 rooms
480
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
311
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Portales, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,949
1-unit, detached
3,515
71.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
22
0.4%
5.9
2-units
323
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
439
8.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
180
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
31
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
398
8.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
33
0.7%
0.1
Portales, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
292
5.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
291
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
822
16.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
815
16.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
883
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
688
13.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
725
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
221
4.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
177
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
35
0.7%
1.4%
Portales, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,962
44.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
26
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
2,346
53.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
39
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Portales, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,311
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
11
0.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
1.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
35
2.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
131
10.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
481
36.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
628
47.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
504
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
171
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
185
14.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
382
29.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Portales, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,835
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
1.4%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
49
2.7%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
328
17.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
568
31.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
864
47.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
115
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
739
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
46
2.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
178
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
120
6.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
299
16.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
207
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
985
53.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
115
0.0%
0.0%
Portales, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,430
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
405
16.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
558
23.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
556
22.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
508
20.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
326
13.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
48
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
116,300
205,000
