East New Mexico News

31.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Portales in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 5.5 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,713.

80.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,210	19.8
Regular high school diploma	1,281	21
GED or alternative credential	421	6.9
Some college, less than 1 year	281	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	982	16.1
Associate's degree	337	5.5
Bachelor's degree	1,059	17.4
Master's degree	400	6.6
Professional school degree	22	0.4
Doctorate degree	104	1.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.