U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Portales city, New Mexico

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Portales city, New Mexico

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Table

Portales city, New Mexico
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
11,973
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
11,973
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
12,141
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 12,137
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,280
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
25.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
12.4%
Female persons, percent
52.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
69.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
10.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
44.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
47.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 607
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 6.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 50.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $124,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,378
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $333
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $778
Building permits, 2022 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 4,285
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 71.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 22.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 84.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 24.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 15.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
10.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 23,589
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 132,140
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,175
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 15.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,313
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $22,236
Persons in poverty, percent
21.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 X
Total employment, 2021 X
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 282
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 144
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 210
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 212
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,526.3
Population per square mile, 2010 1,738.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 7.95
Land area in square miles, 2010 7.06
FIPS Code 3559260
Value Notes

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    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • XNot applicable
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • NANot available
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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