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- Dora is 0% more densely populated than Portales.
- People are 61.3% more likely to be married in Dora.
- The Median Age is 28.3 years older in Dora.
 Portales, NMDora, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock96329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock55.438.4
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 Population - 201012,404  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock130285,036,114
 Population - 199010,690  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock34.693.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portales, NMDora, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock0.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock2.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock18.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Portales, NMDora, NMUnited States
 White45.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portales, NMDora, NMUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock36.5%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.852.60
 Households4,273  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock100.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,959  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%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 7 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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