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Portales, NM vs Mishawaka, IN

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- Mishawaka is 0% more densely populated than Portales.
- People are 1.5% more likely to be married in Mishawaka.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years older in Mishawaka.
 Portales, NMMishawaka, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock50,823329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.138.4
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 Population - 201012,404  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock46,557285,036,114
 Population - 199010,690  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,880.693.4
 Land Area7.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portales, NMMishawaka, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Portales, NMMishawaka, INUnited States
 White45.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.7%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portales, NMMishawaka, INUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.0%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.202.60
 Households4,273  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,52680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,959  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%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 Mishawaka    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here all my life and it sucks. There's nothing interesting here it really really is boring. everyone is either hillbilly or think they are better than other  More

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Over 15 years ago

In Northern Indiana the Summers can get very warm and humid, often producing thunderstorms or tornadoes. Unfortunately, the Summers seems to go by so fast, sometimes  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is no growth. Through construction there is the appearance of growth, but no real growth. There are many new building laying vacant. Many old ones that are  More

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