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| Portales |
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| Population 2000: | 11,131 |
| Population 2002: | 11,098 |
| Elevation: | 4,009 feet |
| Area codes: | 505 |
| Land area: | 6.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 6.0% (5.0% Latin America, 0.6% Asia) |
| County: | Roosevelt |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (34.4%), Retail trade (14.4%). |
| Population growth: | -33 (-0.30%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 56.6% |
| Hispanic: | 38.1% |
| Other race: | 23.4% |
| Two or more races: | 3.4% |
| Black: | 2.3% |
| American Indian: | 1.9% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 50.9% |
| Never married: | 28.9% |
| Divorced: | 9.7% |
| Widowed: | 7.8% |
| Separated: | 2.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $52,300 |
| Household income: | $24,658 |
| Resident age: | 27.3 years |
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| Portales Compared to New Mexico State Average |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 74.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 25.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.2% |
| Unemployed: | 10.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 364 (3206.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 302.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 114 (1004.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 41 (361.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 17 (149.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 4 (35.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
| 2002 robberies: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 8.9% |
| Irish: | 8.8% |
| German: | 7.8% |
| English: | 5.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.7% |
| Italian: | 1.5% |