Portales, NM Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Portales	New Mexico	National
Income per capita	$28,329	$36,175	$44,883
Median household income	$62,406	$68,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,201	$84,456	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,705	$44,398	$52,080
Median earnings male	$35,808	$44,989	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,839	$33,130	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.7%	20.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Portales is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Portales is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Portales is 57% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Portales is 70% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,599 $62,406 $124,812

City

$45,431 $68,154 $136,308

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Portales median earnings by income bracket

Portales employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	15.3%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	14.1%	14.1%
Other	27.9%	27.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cannon AFB, NM	2,606	$75,005	7.8%
Floyd, NM	93	$0	100.0%
Portales, NM	12,084	$62,406	23.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bogalusa, LA	12,080	$46,486	42.8%
Oskaloosa, IA	12,090	$73,684	9.4%
Spearfish, SD	12,076	$74,946	7.9%
Florham Park, NJ	12,075	$181,626	123.3%
Red Bank, TN	12,075	$67,342	17.2%
Portales, NM	12,084	$62,406	23.3%

Source: The Portales, NM employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.