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Portales, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Portales is a Census city of 11,968 people across 8.03 square miles of land, in Roosevelt County. Median household income is $50,555, 47.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portales
What Portales is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.03 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,491
- County holding the largest share of its areaRoosevelt County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Portales
- Population11,968
- Median age27.1
- Population under 183,470
- Share under 1829.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,462 plus or minus 292
- Share 65 and over12.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households4,559
- Family households2,436
- Share of households that are families53.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Portales
- Median household income$50,555
- Per capita income$21,996
- Civilian labor force5,350
- Employed4,956
- Unemployed394 plus or minus 137
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over6,352
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Portales
- Housing units5,300
- Occupied units4,559
- Vacant units741 plus or minus 231
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied2,168
- Renter occupied2,391
- Ownership rate47.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$903
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units3,742
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more997 plus or minus 288
- Share in buildings of two or more18.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes561 plus or minus 204
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Portales gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,977
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,508
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more680 plus or minus 290
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone81.5 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Portales (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$2,991,600
- Average approval$271,964
- Median approval$263,000
- Largest approval$600,000
- Jobs supported79
- Jobs per approval7.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portales, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Portales (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$601,000
- Average approval$300,500
- Median approval$300,500
- Largest approval$503,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portales, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Portales
- NFIP communityCity of Portales
- NFIP community number350054
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date06/20/24
The City of Portales participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350054 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Roosevelt County, not Portales
Roosevelt County context, not Portales figures
- Establishments in Roosevelt County330
- Covered employment, Roosevelt County5,935
- Average annual pay, Roosevelt County$45,232
- Housing units permitted, Roosevelt County31
Every figure in this section is published for Roosevelt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portales.
All Roosevelt County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Portales questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Portales, New Mexico?
11,968, in 4,559 households. Portales city covers 8.03 square miles of land, which is 1,491 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Portales in?
Roosevelt County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Portales?
$50,555. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,400. Median gross rent is $903 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Portales businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $3.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $263,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $601,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portales, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Portales borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Portales. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Portales in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Portales appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portales, city of, community 350054, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Portales figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Roosevelt County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Portales.
Is zoning published for Portales?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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