Portales Population and Demographics

Portales New Mexico Population and Demographics Resources

Portales City, New Mexico Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Portales Population: 11131 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 5381 48.34% Female 5750 51.66%       Under 5 years 870 7.82% 5 to 9 years 798 7.17% 10 to 14 years 747 6.71% 15 to 19 years 1283 11.53% 20 to 24 years 1470 13.21% 25 to 34 years 1470 13.21% 35 to 44 years 1360 12.22% 45 to 54 years 1020 9.16% 55 to 59 years 397 3.57% 60 to 64 years 355 3.19% 65 to 74 years 656 5.89% 75 to 84 years 509 4.57% 85 years and over 196 1.76%       Median age (years) 27.3       18 years and over 8200 73.67% Male 3880 34.86% Female 4320 38.81% 21 years and over 7057 63.4% 62 years and over 1552 13.94% 65 years and over 1361 12.23% Male 544 4.89% Female 817 7.34%       Race     One race 10758 96.65% White 7658 68.8% Black or African American 254 2.28% American Indian and Alaska Native 125 1.12% Asian 107 0.96% Asian indian 10 0.09% Chinese 34 0.31% Filipino 16 0.14% Japanese 12 0.11% Korean 17 0.15% Vietnamese 0 0% Other Asian 18 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.09% Native Hawaiian 3 0.03% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01% Samoan 2 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 4 0.04% Some other race 2604 23.39% Two or more races 373 3.35%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 11131 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 4244 38.13% Mexican 2068 18.58% Puerto Rican 13 0.12% Cuban 19 0.17% Other Hispanic or Latino 2144 19.26% Not Hispanic or Latino 6887 61.87% White alone 6303 56.63%       Relationship     Total Population 11131 100.00% In households 10428 93.68% Householder 4188 37.62% Spouse 1898 17.05% Child 3154 28.34% Own child under 18 years 2609 23.44% Other relatives 515 4.63% Under 18 years 240 2.16% Nonrelatives 673 6.05% Unmarried partner 244 2.19% In group quarters 703 6.32% Institutionalized population 135 1.21% Non-Institutionalized population 568 5.1%       Households by Type     Total Households 4188 100.0 % Family households (families) 2658 63.47% With own children under 18 years 1407 33.6% Married-couple family 1898 45.32% With own children under 18 years 925 22.09% Female householder, no husband present 594 14.18% With own children under 18 years 388 9.26% Non Family households 1530 36.53% Householder living alone 1166 27.84% Householder 65 years and over 420 10.03%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1542 36.82% Households with individuals 65 years and over 970 23.16%       Average Household size 2.49 Average family size 3.09       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 4862 100.00% Occupied housing units 4188 86.14% Vacant housing units 674 13.86% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 0.25% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 4188 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 2292 54.73% Renter-occupied housing units. 1896 45.27%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.5 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.48

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