Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Portales, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $139,557 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
Portales:

$139,557
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,017 - $247,273

Total population: 12,233 (Urban population: 10,742 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 106 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 5,368 (4,346 occupied: 2,242 owner occupied, 2,228 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

29%

Housing density: 784 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $136,900.

Median contract rent in 2022: $582 (lower quartile is $476, upper quartile is $852)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $781


Median gross rent in Portales, NM in 2022: $769

Housing units in Portales with a mortgage: 1,384 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $82,909

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,533

Median monthly housing costs: $823


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Latest news about housing in Portales, NM collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Portales, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1971

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,090
  • Male householders: 2,061 (838 living alone), Female householders: 2,224 (793 living alone)
  • 1,684 spouses (1,671 opposite-sex spouses), 348 unmarried partners, (348 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,503 children (3,172 natural, 92 adopted, 239 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 128 parents, 16 foster children, 149 other relatives, 815 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 986

Size of family households: 893 2-persons, 409 3-persons, 335 4-persons, 539 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,741 1-person, 257 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 26 4-persons.

1,771 married couples with children.
861 single-parent households (315 men, 546 women).

79.4% of residents of Portales speak English at home.
19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 741 (6.1%)
(24.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portales, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portales, New Mexico
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1021 bedroom
  • 3942 bedrooms
  • 1,2823 bedrooms
  • 3844 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portales, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portales, New Mexico
  • 92no bedroom
  • 4431 bedroom
  • 8662 bedrooms
  • 7133 bedrooms
  • 1034 bedrooms
  • 115+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Portales in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portales in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 101no vehicle
  • 6261 vehicle
  • 8742 vehicles
  • 3853 vehicles
  • 2084 vehicles
  • 485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Portales in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portales in renter-occupied apartments
  • 311no vehicle
  • 9961 vehicle
  • 6482 vehicles
  • 2473 vehicles
  • 274 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portales, New Mexico
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portales, New Mexico
  • 01 room
  • 432 rooms
  • 313 rooms
  • 2334 rooms
  • 3795 rooms
  • 6156 rooms
  • 4097 rooms
  • 998 rooms
  • 4349+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portales, New Mexico
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portales, New Mexico
  • 921 room
  • 652 rooms
  • 5153 rooms
  • 4704 rooms
  • 4345 rooms
  • 5026 rooms
  • 807 rooms
  • 598 rooms
  • 119+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Portales, NM
  • Portales, NM household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Portales, NM in 2022
  • 328Less than $10,000
  • 738$10,000 to $19,999
  • 240$20,000 to $29,999
  • 445$30,000 to $39,999
  • 527$40,000 to $49,999
  • 192$50,000 to $59,999
  • 583$60,000 to $74,999
  • 558$75,000 to $99,999
  • 295$100,000 to $124,999
  • 218$125,000 to $149,999
  • 262$150,000 to $199,999
  • 42$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Portales, NM

  • Distribution of house value in Portales, NM in 2022
  • 77Less than $10,000
  • 16$10,000 to $14,999
  • 11$15,000 to $19,999
  • 49$20,000 to $24,999
  • 16$30,000 to $34,999
  • 20$35,000 to $39,999
  • 13$40,000 to $49,999
  • 39$50,000 to $59,999
  • 189$60,000 to $69,999
  • 228$70,000 to $79,999
  • 78$80,000 to $89,999
  • 90$90,000 to $99,999
  • 293$100,000 to $124,999
  • 86$125,000 to $149,999
  • 155$150,000 to $174,999
  • 106$175,000 to $199,999
  • 192$200,000 to $249,999
  • 211$250,000 to $299,999
  • 111$300,000 to $399,999
  • 143$400,000 to $499,999
  • 40$500,000 to $749,999
  • 15$750,000 to $999,999
  • 17$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Portales, NM

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Portales, NM in 2022
  • 41$150 to $199
  • 104$200 to $249
  • 119$250 to $299
  • 31$300 to $349
  • 108$400 to $449
  • 166$450 to $499
  • 98$500 to $549
  • 242$550 to $599
  • 170$600 to $649
  • 130$650 to $699
  • 87$700 to $749
  • 61$750 to $799
  • 98$800 to $899
  • 26$900 to $999
  • 202$1,000 to $1,249
  • 118$1,250 to $1,499
  • 129No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.0%
Number of people working at home: 106 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 957
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,692
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 769
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 170
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 348
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 239
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 761
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 48
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 16
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 24
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 137
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Portales

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,936 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 831 (15.9%)
  • Bus: 4 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 8 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 19 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 241 (4.6%)
  • Worked at home: 106 (2.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.4%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 61.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 7.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portales, New Mexico
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portales, New Mexico
  • 3582010 or later
  • 432000 to 2009
  • 971990 to 1999
  • 1551980 to 1989
  • 1931970 to 1979
  • 154Before 1970
Ancestries in Portales, NM

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 507 (7.6%)
  • Italian: 329 (4.9%)
  • German: 287 (4.3%)
  • English: 219 (3.3%)
  • Irish: 103 (1.5%)
  • European: 90 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 87 (1.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 82 (1.2%)
  • Welsh: 31 (0.5%)
  • British: 20 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 19 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 18 (0.3%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 9 (0.1%)
  • Polish: 4 (0.06%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Portales:

79.2% (591)
New Mexico:

66.5% (129,316)

Philippines
Portales:

7.0% (52)
New Mexico:

3.2% (6,181)

Korea
Portales:

6.4% (48)
New Mexico:

0.8% (1,632)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,223
  • Other state: 4,928
  • Northeast: 129
  • Midwest: 935
  • South: 2,465
  • West: 1,394

72.2% of Portales residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30.9% lived in New Mexico.


Portales:

72.2%
State average:

88.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 58
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 88
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 30
  • 9th grade: 33
  • 10th grade: 75
  • 11th grade: 91
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,318
  • Less than 1 year of college: 147
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 355
  • Associate degree: 130
  • Bachelor's degree: 307
  • Master's degree: 199
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 29
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 44
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 3
  • 5th and 6th grade: 60
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 16
  • 11th grade: 136
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 686
  • Less than 1 year of college: 297
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 823
  • Associate degree: 295
  • Bachelor's degree: 811
  • Master's degree: 257
  • Professional school degree: 33
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Females
Portales marital status for males
Portales marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,798
  • One, attached: 62
  • Two: 208
  • 3 or 4: 513
  • 5 to 9: 145
  • 10 to 19: 82
  • 20 to 49: 28
  • 50 or more: 66
  • Mobile homes: 461
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Portales
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Portales, NM
  • 63.0%Electricity
  • 34.5%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Portales, NM
  • 58.1%Electricity
  • 38.9%Utility gas
  • 2.0%Other fuel
  • 1.0%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 112
Here:

8.0%
New Mexico:

10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55
Here:

9.7%
New Mexico:

10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
Here:

2.5%
New Mexico:

12.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability