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Boerne, TX vs Portales, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Portales, is 45% less than it is in Boerne and is 57% below the National Average.
- Boerne unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Portales unemployment rate is 6.1%.

Economy
 Boerne, TXPortales, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.9%23.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%8.2%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,728$19,774$37,638
 Household Income$79,692$44,101$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,391$62,793$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boerne, TXPortales, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.5%19.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%8.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%12.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.6%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.0%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.4%5.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.5%0.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boerne, TXPortales, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.8%9.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%11.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%4.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care4.1%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.2%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%3.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.1%18.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Boerne    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've only been in Boerne a short time but the restaurants are great and everyone I meet makes me feel  More

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Over 3 years ago

My company is moving me to Boerne and I was surprised to find it has a higher property crime rate than Los Angeles (this is my own personal concern since I’m planning to  More

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I have lived in Boerne (the area, not the small town itself) since 2006. Ignore the small minded folks who make reviews trying to discourage independent and tolerant  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 5 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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ZIPS IN BOERNE, TEXAS
78006
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88130

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