Portales, NM

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
19,142
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
31.3
2.29% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
20.6%
9.66% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$52,644
9.91% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$128,100
8.93% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
8,526
2.93% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Portales, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.1% of the residents in Portales, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Portales, NM was $128,100, and the homeownership rate was 60.1%.

Most people in Portales, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Portales, NM was 2 cars per household.

Portales, NM borders Clovis, NM, Hobbs, NM, and Roswell, NM.

About the photo: Lesser prairie chicken survey site near Milnesand, NM
Photo by J. N. Stuart
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Population & Diversity

Portales, NM is home to a population of 19.1k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.5% of Portales, NM residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2022, there were 2.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.43k people) in Portales, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.15k White (Hispanic) and 2.38k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%
2022 Citizenship
92.3%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.1% of Portales, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Portales, NM was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Portales, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.43k ± 102
  2. White (Hispanic)
    4.15k ± 520
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.38k ± 532
44%
Hispanic Population
8.43k people

In 2022, there were 2.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.43k people) in Portales, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.15k White (Hispanic) and 2.38k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

44% of the people in Portales, NM are hispanic (8.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Portales, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.5%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.63k people
10.6%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
2.04k people

As of 2022, 8.5% of Portales, NM residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Portales, NM was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    542 ± 195
  2. Vietnam
    146 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    113 ± 69

Portales, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Portales, NM employs 8.53k people. In 2022, the largest industries in Portales, NM were Educational Services (1,181 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (915 people), and Retail Trade (804 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,685), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,271), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,157).

Employment

Occupations

8.53k
2022 Value
± 838
2.93%
1 Year growth
± 13.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Portales, NM grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 8.28k employees to 8.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portales, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (892 people), Transportation Occupations (819 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (621 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portales, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.53k
2022 Value
± 838
2.93%
1 Year growth
± 13.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Portales, NM grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 8.28k employees to 8.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portales, NM, are Educational Services (1,181 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (915 people), and Retail Trade (804 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portales, NM, though some of these residents may live in Portales, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,537
Median earning men ± $4,311
$22,917
Median earning women ± $7,939

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,306), Information ($55,854), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($120,069), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,167), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,833).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 33
    Construction
  2. 27
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 22
    Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $30.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $27.3k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. $15.5k
    Retail Trade

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Portales, NM was $128,100 in 2022, which is 0.385 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $117,600 to $128,100, a 8.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Portales, NM is 60.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Portales, NM have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Portales, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$128,100
Median Property Value 2022
±$19,348
$4,183
Median Property Taxes
±$447

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Portales, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Portales, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.1%
Homeownership
2022
69.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 60.1% of the housing units in Portales, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,644
Median Household Income
± $6,336
6.96k
Number of Households
± 687

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.96k households in Portales, NM grew to $52,644 from the previous year's value of $47,897.

The following chart displays the households in Portales, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Portales, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.81%)

In 2022, 77.5% of workers in Portales, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (3.81%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Portales, NM have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Portales, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Portales, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Portales, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portales, NM (3.7k out of 18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Portales, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.5% of the population of Portales, NM has health coverage, with 30% on employee plans, 32.6% on Medicaid, 9.92% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 3.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,344 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Mexico

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see an average of 1,344 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 27.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.5%
Uninsured
30%
Employer Coverage
32.6%
Medicaid
9.92%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
3.9%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Portales, NM declined by 20.8% from 14.5% to 11.5%.

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