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The total population of Portales is estimated to be 12,085 with 5,752 males (47.60%) and 6,333 females (52.40%). There are 581 more females than males in Portales.
The median household income in Portales was $47,669 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 636(1.35%) from $47,033 in 2020. This income is 63.89% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Portales sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $65,696. Overall, the median household income for the city of Portales stands at $47,669.
In Portales, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $30,333 for males and $15,821 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $41,799 for males and $33,302 for females.
In Portales, there are just three different racial groups among households. Among these, White households report a median household income of $52,084, followed by Some Other Race households at $36,030, and American Indian and Alaska Native households with a median household income of $2,701.
In 2022, the population of Portales was 11,973, a 0.43% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Portales's population was 12,025, a decline of 0.75% compared to a population of 12,116 in 2020.
The median age in Portales, NM is 27.1, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 21.92% were under the age of 15, 32.52% aged 15 to 29, 32.87% aged 30 to 64, 11.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Portales population: 66.87% are White, 3.37% are Black or African American, 0.55% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.88% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 19.92% are some other race and 8.28% are multiracial.