COMPARING TWO PLACES
House vs Portales
PLACE A
House, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Portales, New Mexico
House is 100% smaller than Portales. Portales earns more, with a median household income $48,056 higher. Portales has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -18%).
HOUSEPORTALESDIFFERENCE
Total population5511,734−100% vs Portales
Population density601,462−1,402
Population growth-17.6%-1.2%−16.5 pts
Median age19.727.1−7.4
Male79.1%50.6%+28.5 pts
Female20.9%49.4%−28.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.6%41.4%−12.9 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%49.8%−47.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other69.2%7.2%+62.0 pts
Median household income$2,499$50,555−$48,056
Per capita income$21,037$21,996−$959
Poverty rate84.6%28.1%+56.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.9210.443+0.5
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%25.4%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree8.3%11.6%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation3.4%64.1%−60.7 pts
Median home value$217,900$133,400+$84,500
Median gross rent$408$903−$495
Owner-occupied16.7%47.6%−30.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%14.0%−8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households3.1%40.3%−37.2 pts
Average commute15.012.3+2.7
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.1%10.8%−9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025