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Las Cruces, NM

116,992 Population
76.9 square miles 1,520.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 35 ±0.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,808 ±$2,297 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: $33,412 ±$3,037
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,871 ±$4,949 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: $61,154 ±$4,676
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.2% ±4.2% (24,601  ±4,861) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 18.3% † 40,845 (±2.8% / ±6,250)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.9 minutes ±0.9 (852,065  ±50,306) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 22.8 1,972,390 (±1.3 / ±116,907)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,363 ±2,479 Number of households
  • the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 86,249 ±1,795
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (116,363  ±64) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 2.6 223,205 (±0.1 / ±284)
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±2.1% (1,022  ±607) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 5.6% † 3,167 (±1.9% / ±1,050)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

50,867 ±2,425 Number of housing units
  • the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 94,831 ±122
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$260,400 ±$12,811 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: $259,000 ±$9,367
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±3% (15,104  ±3,450.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 11.7% † 26,409 (±2.3% / ±5,116)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±5.6% (65,565  ±4,876.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 84.5% 122,124 (±4.3% / ±6,299.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 87.9% 1,305,348 (±1.3% / ±19,766.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.4% ±4.2% (26,631  ±3,197) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 31.6% 45,642 (±2.7% / ±3,882.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.8% 472,143 (±0.8% / ±11,393.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% ±2% (9,096  ±2,344) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 13.3% 30,484
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1.2% (5,912  ±1,040) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: 7.2% † 12,727 (±1% / ±1,727)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,912 Total veterans ±1,040 5,508 Male ±990 404 Female ±340

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