COMPARING TWO PLACES
Causey vs Portales
PLACE A
Causey, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Portales, New Mexico
Causey is 99% smaller than Portales. Portales earns more, with a median household income $17,742 higher. Portales has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -35%).
CAUSEYPORTALESDIFFERENCE
Total population6611,734−99% vs Portales
Population density181,462−1,444
Population growth-34.6%-1.2%−33.5 pts
Median age55.627.1+28.5
Male39.3%50.6%−11.3 pts
Female60.7%49.4%+11.3 pts
Foreign-born45.1%8.0%+37.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.1%41.4%−19.3 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%49.8%+26.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other1.6%7.2%−5.5 pts
Median household income$32,813$50,555−$17,742
Per capita income$16,117$21,996−$5,879
Poverty rate9.8%28.1%−18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%25.4%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%11.6%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%7.4%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation37.5%64.1%−26.6 pts
Median home value$61,000$133,400−$72,400
Median gross rent$325$903−$578
Owner-occupied87.5%47.6%+39.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%14.0%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%40.3%+26.4 pts
Average commute46.512.3+34.2
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured29.5%10.8%+18.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025