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Portales, NM vs Emporia, KS

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- Emporia is 0% more densely populated than Portales.
- People are 13.4% more likely to be married in Emporia.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Emporia.
 Portales, NMEmporia, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,220329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2938.4
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 Population - 201012,404  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,760285,036,114
 Population - 199010,690  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,021.593.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portales, NMEmporia, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Portales, NMEmporia, KSUnited States
 White45.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portales, NMEmporia, KSUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households4,273  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,26280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,959  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews
Daniel · Murfreesboro, TN
Slowly Dying In The Desert
Over 6 years ago

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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Alexia · Portales, NM
Alexia
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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Constance · Portales, NM
Lived there. Never again.
Over 8 years ago

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 Emporia    3 Reviews
IDaveZ · Emporia, KS
Good Community to raise kids in
Over 15 years ago

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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angela · Emporia, KS
churches
Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Clint · Barry, IL
Emporia - Pros/Cons
Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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