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Notable locations in Portales: Portales Plaza (A), Anderson Basin (B), Portales Weather Station (C), Eastern New Mexico University Golden Library (D), Natural History Museum (E), Paleo-Indian Institute (F), Roosevelt County Museum (G), Miles Mineral Museum (H), Portales Fire and Ambulance Station 1 (I), Natatorium (J), Physical Plant (K), Portales Fire and Ambulance Station 2 (L), University Theatre (M), Curry Hall (N), Church of Christ Student Center (O), Newman Center (P), Campus Union (Q), Child Development Center (R), Presbyterian Student Center (S), Campus Security (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Portales include: Church of Christ (A), United Pentecostal Church (B), Faith Temple Church (C), Church of the Nazarene (D), Central Christian Church (E), Southside Church of Christ (F), Bethel Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Spanish Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Portales include: Roosevelt County Courthouse Historic Site (1), Lewis Cooper Arena (2), Greyhound Arena (3), Vatville Recreation Area (4), Portales Historical Marker (5), Blackwater Draw Historical Marker (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Eastern New Mexico University - General Numbers- Museums- Blackwater Draw (1500 South Avenue K) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Sands Motel (1130 West 1st Street) (1), Morning Star Bed & Breakfast (620 West 2nd Street) (2), Classic American Economy Inn (1613 West 2nd Street) (3), Super 8 (1805 West 2nd Street) (4), Super 8 Portales NM (1805 West 2nd Street) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Portales City - Teen Court- Dwi (520 West 2nd Street) (1), New Mexico State Government - Roosevelt County Magistrate Court- Co (42427 US70) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Roosevelt County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.6%
(29.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 61.1% for Black residents, 37.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.1% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 38.4% for other race residents, 25.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | New Mexico: |  2.3 people |
| This city: | 59.5% | | Whole state: | 60.7% |
| This city: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
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 (2011 data):
- The James Polk Stone Community Bank: at 109 East Second Street, branch established on 1906/07/30; South Branch at 520 West 18th Street, branch established on 1977/01/12. Info updated 2010/09/10: Bank assets: $182.2 mil, Deposits: $160.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: James Polk Stone Community 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: $974.9 mil, Deposits: $690.3 mil, headquarters in Albuquerque, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 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 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- U.S. Bank National Association: Portales Branch at 400 West First Street, branch established on 1934/08/01. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Western Bank of Clovis: Portales Branch at 203 South Main Avenue, branch established on 1995/10/02. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $52.0 mil, Deposits: $39.1 mil, headquarters in Clovis, NM, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Western Bancshares Of Clovis, Inc.
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
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Portales, New Mexico
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Roosevelt County New Mexico:
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Religion statistics for Portales (based on Roosevelt County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.40%
| Here | | 68.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church |
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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 |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Roosevelt County: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Roosevelt County: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Roosevelt County: | 3.66 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | Here: | 5.23 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Roosevelt County: | 23.0% | | State: | 22.1% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| 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 ($7.34)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,000 ($4.28)
- Charges - Sewerage: $907,000 ($73.17)
Solid Waste Management: $843,000 ($68.01)
All Other: $335,000 ($27.03)
Parks & Recreation: $22,000 ($1.77)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $441,000 ($35.58)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,704,000 ($137.47)
Fire Protection: $1,128,000 ($91.00)
Regular Highways: $796,000 ($64.22)
Water Utilities: $701,000 ($56.56)
Financial Administration: $664,000 ($53.57)
Solid Waste Management: $630,000 ($50.83)
Parks & Recreation: $571,000 ($46.07)
Sewerage: $502,000 ($40.50)
General - Other: $258,000 ($20.81)
Libraries: $238,000 ($19.20)
Air Transportation: $212,000 ($17.10)
Central Staff Services: $194,000 ($15.65)
Housing & Community Development: $119,000 ($9.60)
Judicial and Legal Services: $104,000 ($8.39)
Corrections - Other: $28,000 ($2.26)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $198,000 ($15.97)
- General - Interest on Debt: $125,000 ($10.08)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,357,000 ($270.84)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,627,000 ($211.94)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,571,000 ($288.10)
Other NEC: $75,000 ($6.05)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $700,000 ($56.47)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,541,000 ($527.71)
Other, NEC: $1,795,000 ($144.82)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $387,000 ($31.22)
Other, NEC: $207,000 ($16.70)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $672,000 ($54.22)
Interest Earnings: $64,000 ($5.16)
Rents: $17,000 ($1.37)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $642,000 ($51.80)
Air Transportation: $313,000 ($25.25)
Parks & Recreation: $230,000 ($18.56)
Police Protection: $56,000 ($4.52)
Fire Protection: $56,000 ($4.52)
General - Other: $20,000 ($1.61)
Regular Highways: $18,000 ($1.45)
Judicial: $15,000 ($1.21)
Solid Waste Management: $12,000 ($0.97)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.08)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,788,000 ($305.61)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,706,000 ($137.64)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $575,000 ($46.39)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,513,000 ($122.07)
Highways: $541,000 ($43.65)
All Other: $477,000 ($38.48)
Housing & Community Development: $335,000 ($27.03)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,212,000 ($178.46)
Property: $220,000 ($17.75)
Public Utilities: $214,000 ($17.27)
NEC: $69,000 ($5.57)
Other Selective Sales: $45,000 ($3.63)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,585,000 ($289.23)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $201,000 ($16.22)
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)
See more detailed statistics of Portales fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,509
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,050
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Portales
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Portales, NM
| Most common first names in Portales, NM among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 96 | 80.7 years |
| James | 92 | 74.4 years |
| John | 92 | 74.2 years |
| William | 75 | 76.9 years |
| Robert | 52 | 74.3 years |
| George | 39 | 75.2 years |
| Charles | 30 | 73.0 years |
| Joe | 29 | 75.2 years |
| Walter | 24 | 82.8 years |
| Roy | 24 | 74.4 years |
| Most common last names in Portales, NM among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 57 | 77.6 years |
| Davis | 33 | 75.3 years |
| Brown | 32 | 141.0 years |
| Miller | 29 | 78.9 years |
| Jones | 25 | 78.3 years |
| Moore | 24 | 73.8 years |
| Thompson | 22 | 77.2 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 80.1 years |
| Walker | 21 | 76.4 years |
| Wilson | 20 | 77.1 years |
| Businesses in Portales, NM |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | | |
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