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Portales Population: 11131 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 5381 48.34%
Female 5750 51.66%

Under 5 years 870 7.82%
5 to 9 years 798 7.17%
10 to 14 years 747 6.71%
15 to 19 years 1283 11.53%
20 to 24 years 1470 13.21%
25 to 34 years 1470 13.21%
35 to 44 years 1360 12.22%
45 to 54 years 1020 9.16%
55 to 59 years 397 3.57%
60 to 64 years 355 3.19%
65 to 74 years 656 5.89%
75 to 84 years 509 4.57%
85 years and over 196 1.76%

Median age (years) 27.3

18 years and over 8200 73.67%
Male 3880 34.86%
Female 4320 38.81%
21 years and over 7057 63.4%
62 years and over 1552 13.94%
65 years and over 1361 12.23%
Male 544 4.89%
Female 817 7.34%

Race
One race 10758 96.65%
White 7658 68.8%
Black or African American 254 2.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native 125 1.12%
Asian 107 0.96%
Asian indian 10 0.09%
Chinese 34 0.31%
Filipino 16 0.14%
Japanese 12 0.11%
Korean 17 0.15%
Vietnamese 0 0%
Other Asian 18 0.16%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.09%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.03%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01%
Samoan 2 0.02%
Other Pacific Islander 4 0.04%
Some other race 2604 23.39%
Two or more races 373 3.35%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 11131 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 4244 38.13%
Mexican 2068 18.58%
Puerto Rican 13 0.12%
Cuban 19 0.17%
Other Hispanic or Latino 2144 19.26%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6887 61.87%
White alone 6303 56.63%

Relationship
Total Population 11131 100.00%
In households 10428 93.68%
Householder 4188 37.62%
Spouse 1898 17.05%
Child 3154 28.34%
Own child under 18 years 2609 23.44%
Other relatives 515 4.63%
Under 18 years 240 2.16%
Nonrelatives 673 6.05%
Unmarried partner 244 2.19%
In group quarters 703 6.32%
Institutionalized population 135 1.21%
Non-Institutionalized population 568 5.1%

Households by Type
Total Households 4188 100.0 %
Family households (families) 2658 63.47%
With own children under 18 years 1407 33.6%
Married-couple family 1898 45.32%
With own children under 18 years 925 22.09%
Female householder, no husband present 594 14.18%
With own children under 18 years 388 9.26%
Non Family households 1530 36.53%
Householder living alone 1166 27.84%
Householder 65 years and over 420 10.03%

Households with individuals under 18 years 1542 36.82%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 970 23.16%

Average Household size 2.49
Average family size 3.09

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 4862 100.00%
Occupied housing units 4188 86.14%
Vacant housing units 674 13.86%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 0.25%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.1

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 4188 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 2292 54.73%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1896 45.27%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.5
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.48

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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