Portales, NM town hall & government
Portales spent $20.2 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,687 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Portales's government.
Where Portales's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 58%
- Sales taxes 12%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Utility sales 9%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the federal government 4%
- Property taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Portales didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.
Who works for Portales
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Portales Municipal Schools
Portales's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal
- Local 9%
- State 70%
- Federal 20%
Of the $17,577 per pupil, $10,447 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Portales kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Portales pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Portales's government
Who represents Portales
Portales is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.