Portales

Population: 12,023
Median household income: $51,290
Median home value: $132,900

Portales, a community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, has 12,023 residents. At $51,290, its median household income sits in line with Roosevelt County's $52,445.

Between 2019 and 2023, Portales's population grew 1.4% from 11,854 to 12,023, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $116,200 to $132,900.

26.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,023
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,290
Median home value: $132,900
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 5,283
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,85412,023

Median household income

$37,921$51,290

Median home value

$116,200$132,900

Median gross rent

$776$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,854	$37,921	$116,200	$776
2020	11,713	$41,507	$117,100	$738
2021	12,151	$44,101	$122,800	$760
2022	12,085	$49,313	$124,000	$778
2023	12,023	$51,290	$132,900	$870

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 2418.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	652	5.4%
5 to 17	2,598	21.6%
18 to 24	2,259	18.8%
25 to 34	1,577	13.1%
35 to 44	1,712	14.2%
45 to 54	789	6.6%
55 to 64	979	8.1%
65 to 74	863	7.2%
75 and over	594	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,468	45.5%
Black or African American	164	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.5%
Asian	67	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.3%
Some other race	17	0.1%
Two or more races	653	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,562	46.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	787	12.1%
High school graduate	1,762	27.0%
Some college or associate's	2,243	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,019	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	703	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,089	76.8%
Carpooled	791	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	332	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	115	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,566	68.4%
15 to 29 min	732	14.0%
30 to 44 min	703	13.5%
45 to 59 min	112	2.1%
60+ min	99	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 21.5% (2,354 of 10,952)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,435	54.2%
Nonfamily households	2,058	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,493	85.0%
Vacant	790	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,380	53.0%
Renter-occupied	2,113	47.0%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,773	71.4%
1-unit, attached	96	1.8%
2 to 4 units	541	10.2%
5 to 19 units	235	4.4%
20 or more units	112	2.1%
Mobile home & other	526	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3559260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1773, -103.3551