PlainZIP

Portales, NM

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portales, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,651. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PORTALES-NM · Portales, NM 1 ZIPs · 18,651 pop · #20936/25278 · Roosevelt County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,434
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20936/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Elida
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,651
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $135,000

Nearest income peer: Elida, NM (+ $1,805 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Portales

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portales on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portales, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,651
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,434
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,434 average) · poverty 22.0%. The primary code (88130) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.4%) for this income tier, rent $901 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Mexico, Tatum is the closest lower-income city and Holloman Air Force Base the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portales.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 88130, is all of Portales

There is no split to weigh here: 88130 holds every one of Portales's 18,651 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Portales's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 310 establishments, 3,496 employees , annual payroll $140,888k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88130 (310 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (41) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Portales, NM

These ZIP codes sit in Roosevelt County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Portales. See the Roosevelt County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Roosevelt County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Portales, Elida, Rogers and Floyd among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Causey marks the far end of that range at $71,250, 36% above Portales.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
88130 18,651 $52,434 310 12
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Portales roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Portales, .