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Notable locations in Portales: Portales Plaza (A), Portales Weather Station (B), Anderson Basin (C), Baptist Student Union (D), Eddy Hall (E), Liberal Arts Building (F), Military Science Center (G), Miles Mineral Museum (H), Wesley House (I), West Campus Apartments (J), College of Business Building (K), Education Building (L), Lincoln Hall (M), Bank of Portales Historic Site (N), Quay Hall (O), Science Building (P), Portales Womans Club Historic Site (Q), Administration Building (R), Presbyterian Student Center (S), Curry Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Portales include: Liberty Baptist Church (A), University Baptist Church (B), United Pentecostal Church (C), Trinity Episcopal Church (D), Emmanuel Baptist Church (E), Gospel Lighthouse (F), The Church of Latter Day Saints (G), Wesley Foundation Church (H), Calvary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Portales include: Portales Historical Marker (1), Lewis Cooper Arena (2), Vatville Recreation Area (3), Greyhound Arena (4), Blackwater Draw Historical Marker (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Portales Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Eastern New Mexico University - General Numbers- Museums- Blackwater Draw (1500 South Avenue K).
Hotels: Sands Motel (1130 West 1st Street), Morning Star Bed & Breakfast (620 West 2nd Street), Classic American Economy Inn (1613 West 2nd Street), Super 8 (1805 West 2nd Street), Super 8 Portales NM (1805 West 2nd Street).
Courts: Portales City - Teen Court- Dwi (520 West 2nd Street), New Mexico State Government - Roosevelt County Magistrate Court- Co (42427 US70).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Portales and their reported violations in the past:
PORTALES WATER SYSTEM (CITY OF) (Population served: 11000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2004 and AUG-23-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-23-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
ROOSEVELT COUNTY WUA (Population served: 3100, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and DEC-15-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-10-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUN-24-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2001), Fed Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Portales that have no violations reported:
- WAGON WHEEL RV PARK (Population served: 17, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  24.9% | | Whole state: |  18.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 11.1% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portales, NM
People in group quarters in Portales
- 539 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 68 people in nursing homes
- 52 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Portales compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Banks with branches in Portales (2009 data):
- The James Polk Stone National Bank: at 121 East Second Street, University Branch, South Branch. Info updated 2006-09-28: Bank assets: $147.1 mil, Deposits: $130.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Portales National Bancshares, Inc.
- New Mexico Bank & Trust: Portales Branch at 1612 East Spruce Street, branch established on 2002-09-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $772.5 mil, Deposits: $507.6 mil, headquarters in Albuquerque, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Financial Usa, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Portales Branch at 316 West Second Street, branch established on 1941-07-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Western Bank of Clovis: Portales Branch at 203 South Main Avenue, branch established on 1995-10-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.4 mil, Deposits: $33.2 mil, headquarters in Clovis, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Western Bancshares Of Clovis, Inc.
- First Community Bank: Portales Branch at 400 West First Street, branch established on 1934-08-01. Info updated 2007-03-14: Bank assets: $3,440.9 mil, Deposits: $2,524.5 mil, headquarters in Taos, NM, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 60 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancorporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Portales, New Mexico
- Super 8 Motel, 1805 W 2ND St, Portales, NM 88130, Phone: (505) 356-8518
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suite, 1901 W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130, Phone: (505) 356-4723
- Classic American Economy Inn, 1613 W 2nd St, Portales, NM 88130, Phone: (575) 356-6668
See all 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Portales, New Mexico
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Roosevelt County New Mexico:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (66%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Portales
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 37.1% | 36.7% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 34.1% | 2.4% | 22.0% | 9.8% | 2.4% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Muslim Estimate | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
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| Congregations | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 17.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,882 | $47,292 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $20,681 | $41,362 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,734 | $28,404 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $76,469 | $38,235 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $28,107 | $30,662 | 1 | $1,873 |
| Firefighters |
23 | $77,979 | $40,685 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,341 | $40,092 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $16,682 | $28,598 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
1 | $2,365 | $28,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $21,768 | $29,024 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $9,956 | $29,868 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
13 | $33,276 | $30,716 | 19 | $11,579 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $11,203 | $33,609 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $28,229 | $30,795 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
7 | $14,229 | $24,393 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
10 | $22,820 | $27,384 | 20 | $6,341 |
| Totals for Government |
135 | $379,721 | $33,753 | 40 | $19,793 |
Portales government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $91,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $907,000
Solid Waste Management: $843,000
All Other: $335,000
Parks & Recreation: $22,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $441,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,704,000
Fire Protection: $1,128,000
Regular Highways: $796,000
Water Utilities: $701,000
Financial Administration: $664,000
Solid Waste Management: $630,000
Parks & Recreation: $571,000
Sewerage: $502,000
General - Other: $258,000
Libraries: $238,000
Air Transportation: $212,000
Central Staff Services: $194,000
Housing & Community Development: $119,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $104,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $198,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $125,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,357,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,627,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,571,000
Other NEC: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $700,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,541,000
Other, NEC: $1,795,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $387,000
Other, NEC: $207,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $672,000
Interest Earnings: $64,000
Rents: $17,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $642,000
Air Transportation: $313,000
Parks & Recreation: $230,000
Police Protection: $56,000
Fire Protection: $56,000
General - Other: $20,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Judicial: $15,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,788,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,706,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $575,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,513,000
Highways: $541,000
All Other: $477,000
Housing & Community Development: $335,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,212,000
Property: $220,000
Public Utilities: $214,000
NEC: $69,000
Other Selective Sales: $45,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,585,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $201,000
10.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,621 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.75% | | New Mexico average: | 7.94% |
0.70% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,125 average AGI)| Roosevelt County: | 0.70% | | New Mexico average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,334 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.50% | | New Mexico average: | 7.42% |
0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($711 average AGI)| Roosevelt County: | 0.24% | | New Mexico average: | 0.14% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Portales:
- KSEL (1450 AM; 1 kW; PORTALES, NM; Owner: ROONEY MOON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KWKA (680 AM; 1 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: CURRY COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: ZIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KBIM (910 AM; 5 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Portales:
- K204DB (88.7 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
- K214DH (90.7 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K211DZ (90.1 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KENW-FM (89.5 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- KSEL-FM (95.3 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: ROONEY MOON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K220FT (91.9 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSMX (107.5 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: ROONEY MOON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K228DQ (93.5 FM; PORTALES, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- KRMQ-FM (101.5 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: MOUNT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING INC.)
- KKYC (102.3 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORP.)
- KICA-FM (98.3 FM; FARWELL, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KTQM-FM (99.9 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: CURRY COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K201CY (88.1 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
- KCLV-FM (99.1 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: ZIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K212BG (90.3 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KAQF (91.1 FM; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Portales:
- KENW (Channel 3; PORTALES, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- K58FW (Channel 64; PORTALES, NM; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- KVIH-TV (Channel 12; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
- K49BY (Channel 49; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- K24DU (Channel 24; DORA, NM; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
- K26CD (Channel 26; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING CO.)
- K43BU (Channel 43; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
- K45BF (Channel 45; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: QUORUM OF AMARILLO LICENSE, LLC)
- K47DH (Channel 47; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: MISSION B/CING.OF AMARILLO LIC.,INC.)
- K55AM (Channel 55; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
- K51DX (Channel 51; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- K67CS (Channel 67; DORA, NM; Owner: PANHANDLE TELECASTING LP)
- K30FM (Channel 30; PORTALES, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Portales fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,420
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,042
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Portales)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Portales, NM)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 48 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Portales)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Portales)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 119
- Hazardous Condition: 26
- Service Call: 2
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Portales
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Portales, NM
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