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

117,700 Population
107.3 square miles 1,096.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±2 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

$30,107 ±$2,194 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$56,102 ±$4,211 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $67,816 ±$1,867
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.7% ±3.9% (24,750  ±4,489) Persons below poverty line
  • 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)

18.5 minutes ±0.9 (836,830  ±49,734) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,028 ±2,645 Number of households
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (114,375  ±3,846) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Mexico: 2.4 2,087,046
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±2.6% (1,152  ±766) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

51,529 ±2,647 Number of housing units
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$253,800 ±$14,210 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15% ±3.2% (17,517  ±3,768.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 11.3% 237,800 (±0.7% / ±14,650.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.6% ±5.2% (62,815  ±4,741.7) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
36.3% ±4% (25,175  ±3,038.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 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)

34.1% ±2.6% (37,101  ±2,832.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31.3% 629,876 (±0.4% / ±7,523.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.2% ±2% (9,645  ±2,369) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±1.1% (5,712  ±987) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 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)
5,712 Total veterans ±987 5,330 Male ±950 382 Female ±336

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