COMPARING TWO PLACES
Texico vs Portales
PLACE A
Texico, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Portales, New Mexico
Texico is 92% smaller than Portales. Texico earns more, with a median household income $14,445 higher. Portales has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -15%).
TEXICOPORTALESDIFFERENCE
Total population91811,734−92% vs Portales
Population density1,1101,462−352
Population growth-15.4%-1.2%−14.2 pts
Median age44.927.1+17.8
Male49.1%50.6%−1.5 pts
Female50.9%49.4%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born23.6%8.0%+15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.6%41.4%−9.8 pts
Black4.2%0.9%+3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino60.4%49.8%+10.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.7%7.2%−3.5 pts
Median household income$65,000$50,555+$14,445
Per capita income$26,126$21,996+$4,130
Poverty rate16.5%28.1%−11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%25.4%−17.5 pts
Graduate degree3.7%11.6%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation49.3%64.1%−14.8 pts
Median home value$95,900$133,400−$37,500
Median gross rent$973$903+$70
Owner-occupied74.7%47.6%+27.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%14.0%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households61.7%40.3%+21.4 pts
Average commute15.312.3+3.0
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured18.3%10.8%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025