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Portales, NM Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 12,481
| Portales, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 3,215 | 73.28%, see rank | 59.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,039 | 23.68%, see rank | 32.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 93 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.05% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.36% |
| Other | 40 | 0.91%, see rank | 4.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 12,327
| Portales, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 2,781 | 68.21%, see rank | 59.52% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,204 | 29.53%, see rank | 32.40% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 32 | 0.78%, see rank | 2.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.24% |
| Other | 60 | 1.47%, see rank | 4.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 12,017
| Portales, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 2,755 | 67.62%, see rank | 59.87% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,235 | 30.31%, see rank | 32.10% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 40 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.93% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 44 | 1.08%, see rank | 5.02% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 12,109
| Portales, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 2,865 | 65.17%, see rank | 59.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,380 | 31.39%, see rank | 32.21% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 80 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.95% |
| Other | 71 | 1.62%, see rank | 5.11% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 11,131
| Portales, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 2,785 | 67.55%, see rank | 58.17% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,262 | 30.61%, see rank | 33.30% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 63 | 1.53%, see rank | 2.11% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 13 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.87% | 2.61% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 5.55% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.