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Las Cruces Public Schools, NM

165,308 Population
1,451.1 square miles 113.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Doña Ana County: 35 ±0.5
  • about 90 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

$35,898 ±$4,083 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Doña Ana County: $33,412 ±$3,037
  • a little less than the amount in New Mexico: $37,978 ±$841
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,804 ±$4,456 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Doña Ana County: $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

18.4% ±3.2% (29,233  ±5,213) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Doña Ana County: 18.3% † 40,845 (±2.8% / ±6,250)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 16.4% 343,235 (±0.9% / ±18,877)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.1 minutes ±1.1 (1,272,315  ±81,586) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Doña Ana County: 22.8 1,972,390 (±1.3 / ±116,907)
  • about 90 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

64,906 ±2,264 Number of households
  • Doña Ana County: 86,249 ±1,795
  • New Mexico: 856,970 ±6,035
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (159,325  ±5,395) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Doña Ana County: 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

4.4% ±2.2% (1,755  ±883) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Doña Ana County: 5.6% † 3,167 (±1.9% / ±1,050)
  • a little less than the rate in New Mexico: 4.5% † 21,781 (±0.6% / ±2,696)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,504 ±2,173 Number of housing units
  • Doña Ana County: 94,831 ±122
  • New Mexico: 973,944 ±1,173
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$276,300 ±$13,012 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Doña Ana County: $259,000 ±$9,367
  • about the same as the amount in New Mexico: $279,900 ±$4,338
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.6% ±2.6% (22,284  ±4,250.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Doña Ana County: 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 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±4.6% (93,245  ±5,607.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Doña Ana County: 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)
36.6% ±3.4% (37,706  ±3,665.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Doña Ana County: 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

7.7% ±1.6% (12,746  ±2,611) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Doña Ana County: 13.3% 30,484
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 10% 212,830
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.8% ±1.1% (9,971  ±1,407) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Doña Ana County: 7.2% † 12,727 (±1% / ±1,727)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.5% 124,674 (±0.3% / ±5,426)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,971 Total veterans ±1,407 9,335 Male ±1,359 636 Female ±381

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