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Truth or Consequences, NM vs Portales, NM

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- Portales is 0% more densely populated than Truth or Consequences.
- People are 1.3% less likely to be married in Portales.
- The Median Age is 16.6 years younger in Portales.
 Truth or Consequences, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,151329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.138.4
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 Population - 20106,492  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,131285,036,114
 Population - 19906,221  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,535.493.4
 Land Area28.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Truth or Consequences, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Truth or Consequences, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 White58.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.2%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock45.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Truth or Consequences, NMPortales, NMUnited States
 Married Population39.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed13.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households2,607  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,31480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,426  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews
Celeste · Truth or Consequences, NM
Every time I think about moving, after research I
Over 10 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Celeste · Truth or Consequences, NM
So much safer than Albuquerque!
Over 12 years ago

Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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kelly · Belfast, ME
SANDTRAP
Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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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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