COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clovis vs Portales
PLACE A
Clovis, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Portales, New Mexico
Clovis is 216% larger than Portales. Clovis earns more, with a median household income $4,265 higher.
CLOVISPORTALESDIFFERENCE
Total population37,12711,734+216% vs Portales
Population density1,5721,462+110
Population growth2.1%-1.2%+3.3 pts
Median age31.927.1+4.8
Male50.0%50.6%−0.6 pts
Female50.0%49.4%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born10.2%8.0%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.9%41.4%−1.5 pts
Black5.3%0.9%+4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.9%49.8%−1.0 pts
Asian1.2%0.7%+0.5 pts
Other4.8%7.2%−2.4 pts
Median household income$54,820$50,555+$4,265
Per capita income$29,423$21,996+$7,427
Poverty rate21.7%28.1%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%25.4%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree10.1%11.6%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%7.4%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation63.0%64.1%−1.2 pts
Median home value$169,400$133,400+$36,000
Median gross rent$988$903+$85
Owner-occupied62.1%47.6%+14.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%14.0%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households47.8%40.3%+7.5 pts
Average commute16.412.3+4.0
Worked from home4.0%3.7%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured10.3%10.8%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025