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Portales, New Mexico Economy Profile
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| Portales, New Mexico | United States | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| City | Portales | |
| Total population | 11,131 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 5,381 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 5,750 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 27.3 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 4,188 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 24,658 | 41,994 |
Portales, New Mexico Economy
14.55% Portales, New Mexico households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.16.49% Portales, New Mexico households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Portales, New Mexico household is twenty-four thousand, six hundred and fifty-eight dollars. Portales, New Mexico households with supplemental security income account for 2.81% of Portales, New Mexico households. There are 1.99% households with public assistance income in Portales, New Mexico.
61.44% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Portales, New Mexico. Government workers account for thirty-two point three nine percent of Portales, New Mexico workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Portales, New Mexico are twenty-seven thousand, eighty dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $20,625.
sixty point zero eight percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Portales, New Mexico. Among them 28.37% are females aged 16 and over. 34.38% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 7.15% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Portales, New Mexico.
| Portales, New Mexico | %, Portales, New Mexico | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 8,385 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 5,038 | 60.08% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 4,890 | 58.32% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 4,375 | 52.18% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 515 | 6.14% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 10.5 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 148 | 1.77% | 0.53% |
| Not in labor force | 3,347 | 39.92% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 4,448 | 53.05% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 2,379 | 28.37% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 2,362 | 28.17% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 2,105 | 25.1% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 945 | 11.27% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 522 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 4,454 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 3,428 | 76.96% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 630 | 14.14% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 9 | 0.2% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 200 | 4.49% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 98 | 2.2% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 89 | 2.0% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 15.7 | 0.35% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 4,375 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 1,468 | 33.55% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 687 | 15.7% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 1,108 | 25.33% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 141 | 3.22% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 412 | 9.42% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 559 | 12.78% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 173 | 3.95% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 217 | 4.96% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 257 | 5.87% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 46 | 1.05% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 632 | 14.45% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 160 | 3.66% | 5.2% |
| Information | 212 | 4.85% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 173 | 3.95% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 127 | 2.9% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 1,504 | 34.38% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 313 | 7.15% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 204 | 4.66% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 357 | 8.16% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 2,688 | 61.44% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 1,417 | 32.39% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 259 | 5.92% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 11 | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| Portales, New Mexico | %, Portales, New Mexico | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 4,123 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 897 | 21.76% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 515 | 12.49% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 661 | 16.03% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 600 | 14.55% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 680 | 16.49% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 508 | 12.32% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 111 | 2.69% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 110 | 2.67% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 18 | 0.44% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 23 | 0.56% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 24,658 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 3,121 | 37.22% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 32,177 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 1,154 | 13.76% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 10,413 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 236 | 2.81% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 5,621 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 167 | 1.99% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,193 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 613 | 7.31% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 18,707 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 2,596 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 292 | 11.25% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 294 | 11.33% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 439 | 16.91% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 436 | 16.8% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 511 | 19.68% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 406 | 15.64% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 103 | 3.97% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 74 | 2.85% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 18 | 0.69% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 23 | 0.89% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 30,462 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 12,935 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 27,080 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 20,625 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 488 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 343 | 70.29% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 160 | 32.79% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 222 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 212 | 95.5% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 97 | 43.69% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 2,523 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 1,825 | 72.33% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 230 | 9.12% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 693 | 27.47% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 519 | 20.57% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 959 | 38.01% | 31.63% |
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.