COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bledsoe vs Portales
PLACE A
Bledsoe, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Portales, New Mexico
Bledsoe is 99% smaller than Portales. Portales earns more, with a median household income $23,180 higher.
BLEDSOEPORTALESDIFFERENCE
Total population13011,734−99% vs Portales
Population density3641,462−1,098
Population growth–-1.2%–
Median age31.627.1+4.5
Male61.5%50.6%+10.9 pts
Female38.5%49.4%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born26.9%8.0%+18.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic15.4%41.4%−26.0 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino84.6%49.8%+34.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Median household income$27,375$50,555−$23,180
Per capita income$15,505$21,996−$6,491
Poverty rate61.5%28.1%+33.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3030.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%25.4%−25.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation58.9%64.1%−5.2 pts
Median home value$29,700$133,400−$103,700
Median gross rent–$903–
Owner-occupied47.4%47.6%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate44.9%14.0%+30.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.3%−40.3 pts
Average commute13.012.3+0.7
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured29.2%10.8%+18.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024