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Portales, NM vs Burns, OR

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- Burns is 0% more densely populated than Portales.
- People are 7.4% more likely to be married in Burns.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years older in Burns.
 Portales, NMBurns, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,726329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 201012,404  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,064285,036,114
 Population - 199010,690  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock762.593.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portales, NMBurns, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Portales, NMBurns, ORUnited States
 White45.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portales, NMBurns, ORUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households4,273  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock71280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,959  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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 Burns    3 Reviews

bob · 
Over 7 years ago

i love this place its nice no crime livin here for 39  More

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Over 7 years ago

Although there are some people who find it easy to ridicule and demean others, you will always find nice people if you look hard enough. For the most part people who  More

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Burns is pretty nigh inseparable from Hines...its basically the same miserable little town and overall garbage places to live. There is absolutely nowhere to rent with  More

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