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Portales, NM vs Anchorage, AK

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- Household income in Anchorage, is 102% more than it is in Portales and is 22% above the National Average.
- Portales unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Anchorage unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Portales, NMAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,774  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$88,871$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,793  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portales, NMAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portales, NMAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library11.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.1%13.1%
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 6 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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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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