The Clovis-Portales Combined Statistical Area is made up of two counties in east central

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

. The statistical area consists of the Clovis Micropolitan Statistical Area and the

Portales Micropolitan Statistical Area Roosevelt County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,846. Its county seat is Portales. The county was created in 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe counties and named for the then-curre ...

. As of the 2000 census, the CSA had a population of 63,062 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 63,224).

Counties

* Curry County * Roosevelt County

Communities

* Cannon AFB * Causey *

Clovis Clovis may refer to: People * Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis ** Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler ** Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), ...

(Principal city) * Dora * Elida * Floyd * Grady *

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* Melrose * Milnesand *

Portales In Mexico, ''portales'' (Spanish for " portals") refers to an arcaded building that serves as a commercial complex. These are usually in rural towns and are located in the town's centre. The town ''plaza'' and ''iglesia'' are sometimes situated n ...

(Principal city) * Texico

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 5.37%

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, 1.03% Native American, 1.45%

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, 0.11%

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, 15.70% from other races, and 3.43% from two or more races.

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

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 (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the CSA was $14,617.

References

Metropolitan areas of New Mexico Curry County, New Mexico Roosevelt County, New Mexico Demographics of New Mexico Combined statistical areas of the United States Portales, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub

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