Dora vs Portales

A side-by-side comparison of Dora and Portales: population, income, housing, and more.

Dora and Portales are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Portales has the higher population (12,023 vs 54 in Dora). Dora has the higher median household income ($59,886 vs $51,290 in Portales). Since 2019, Portales's population has grown faster (+1.4% vs -50.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dora	Portales
Population	54	12,023
Median age	55.8 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,886	$51,290
Median home value	—	$132,900
Median gross rent	—	$870
Housing units	31	5,283
Homeownership rate	95.7%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.1%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dora	Portales
Population	110 → 54 (-50.9%)	11,854 → 12,023 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $59,886 (+22.8%)	$37,921 → $51,290 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $108,300 (-8.8%)	$116,200 → $132,900 (+14.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$776 → $870 (+12.1%)

Dora

Population

11054

Median household income

$48,750$59,886

Median home value

$118,800$108,300

Portales

Population

11,85412,023

Median household income

$37,921$51,290

Median home value

$116,200$132,900

Median gross rent

$776$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dora	Portales
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	3.7%	21.6%
18 to 24	24.1%	18.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	1.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	3.7%	6.6%
55 to 64	24.1%	8.1%
65 to 74	16.7%	7.2%
75 and over	25.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dora	Portales
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	45.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	46.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dora	Portales
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.1%
High school graduate	15.4%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	28.2%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dora	Portales
Drove alone	70.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	22.2%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dora	Portales
1-unit, detached	100.0%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Dora	Portales
Poverty rate	14.8%	21.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1971	1979