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Doña Ana County Central--Las Cruces, Mesilla Cities & University Park PUMA, NM

116,217 Population
107.3 square miles 1,082.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,041 ±$2,806 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $35,510 ±$691
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,868 ±$4,921 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $62,268 ±$1,281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.6% ±3.8% (21,978  ±4,344) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 368,669 (±0.9% / ±18,140)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.1 minutes ±0.6 (813,065  ±42,326) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.2 18,772,496 (±0.2 / ±227,208)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

49,680 ±1,609 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,580 ±6,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (113,077  ±3,436) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,071,290
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±2.6% (1,495  ±772) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 5.2% † 24,730 (±0.7% / ±3,267)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

52,979 ±1,652 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 965,373 ±173
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$238,200 ±$15,093 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $256,300 ±$5,161
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.3% ±3.8% (19,962  ±4,364.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 11.8% 246,807 (±0.7% / ±13,762.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.5% ±5.4% (64,144  ±4,664.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 87.5% 1,287,157 (±1.2% / ±18,157.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.1% ±3.8% (27,215  ±2,938.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.7% 465,561 (±0.7% / ±10,724.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

35% ±2.5% (38,045  ±2,829.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.6% 632,982 (±0.3% / ±6,838)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

10.3% ±2% (11,992  ±2,295) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 10.2% 215,697
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8% ±1.3% (7,406  ±1,262) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.4% 122,492 (±0.3% / ±5,087)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,406 Total veterans ±1,262 6,572 Male ±1,251 834 Female ±438

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