Clovis-Portales combined statistical area
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New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. The statistical area consists of the Clovis Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Portales Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the CSA had a population of 63,062 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 63,224).
Counties
- Curry CountyCurry County, New MexicoCurry County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The population was approximately 45,044 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Clovis. It is named in honor of George Curry, territorial governor of New Mexico from 1907 to 1910...
- Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County, New Mexico-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*76.9% White*1.8% Black*1.3% Native American*0.9% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.2% Two or more races*15.9% Other races*39.9% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
Communities
- Cannon AFB
- CauseyCausey, New MexicoCausey is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 52 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Causey is located at ....
- ClovisClovis, New MexicoClovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775....
(Principal city) - DoraDora, New MexicoDora is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census.Former Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coach Larry Hays attended school in Dora.-Geography:Dora is located at ....
- ElidaElida, New MexicoElida is a town in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 183 at the 2000 census.The late Portales philanthropist Addie Peed Swearingen grew up in Elida and lived on a ranch there from 1960-1979...
- FloydFloyd, New MexicoFloyd is a village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Floyd is located at ....
- GradyGrady, New MexicoGrady is a village in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Grady is located in Eastern New Mexico in the physiographic region known as the Llano Estacado or Staked Plains....
- KennaKenna, New MexicoKenna is a small unincorporated village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 70, 30 miles southwest of Portales. The settlement was originally known as Urton, probably named for two brothers who came to the region from the state of Missouri in 1884...
- MelroseMelrose, New MexicoMelrose is a village in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 736 at the 2000 census. The town is losing population due to rural exodus...
- MilnesandMilnesand, New MexicoMilnesand is a small unincorporated community in southern Roosevelt County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The village is located about 35 miles south of Portales on New Mexico State Route 206. Milnesand is home to the Prairie Chicken Festival....
- PortalesPortales, New MexicoPortales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,131 at the 2000 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis as well as Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region.Eastern New Mexico...
(Principal city) - TexicoTexico, New MexicoTexico is a city in Curry County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,065 at the 2000 census.-Name:The name is a portmanteau of "Texas" and "New Mexico". Texico is located on the Texas-New Mexico border...
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 63,062 people, 23,405 households, and 16,411 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 72.90% White, 5.37% African American, 1.03% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 15.70% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.21% of the population.
The median income for a household in the CSA was $27,752, and the median income for a family was $32,857. Males had a median income of $25,628 versus $20,104 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CSA was $14,617.