COMPARING TWO PLACES
Muleshoe vs Portales
PLACE A
Muleshoe, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Portales, New Mexico
Muleshoe is 56% smaller than Portales. Muleshoe earns more, with a median household income $18,542 higher.
MULESHOEPORTALESDIFFERENCE
Total population5,16211,734−56% vs Portales
Population density1,5051,462+43
Population growth0.0%-1.2%+1.2 pts
Median age33.127.1+6.0
Male47.9%50.6%−2.7 pts
Female52.1%49.4%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born19.7%8.0%+11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic23.9%41.4%−17.5 pts
Black0.8%0.9%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino72.0%49.8%+22.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.3%7.2%−3.9 pts
Median household income$69,097$50,555+$18,542
Per capita income$32,533$21,996+$10,537
Poverty rate10.6%28.1%−17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.443+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%25.4%−12.3 pts
Graduate degree4.4%11.6%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation52.1%64.1%−12.1 pts
Median home value$98,600$133,400−$34,800
Median gross rent$938$903+$35
Owner-occupied79.8%47.6%+32.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%14.0%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%40.3%−3.4 pts
Average commute19.412.3+7.1
Worked from home3.5%3.7%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.8%10.8%+15.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025