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Dona Ana County

Population in July 2007: 1,566.
Males: 776  (49.6%)
Females: 790  (50.4%)
Median resident age:  30.9 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,400 (it was $27,292 in 2000)
Dona Ana  $32,400
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $100,000 (it was $68,800 in 2000)
Dona Ana  $100,000
New Mexico:  $155,400

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Races in Dona Ana:

  • Hispanic (87.1%)
  • Other race (47.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (11.5%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Dona Ana: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.5%), Irish (3.0%), Italian (2.6%), English (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3960 feet

Land area: 0.73 square miles.

Population density: 2141 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dona Ana

  • High school or higher: 60.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dona Ana CDP

  • Never married: 34.0%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

236 residents are foreign born (17.1% Latin America).

This place:  17.1%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Dona Ana, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dona Ana to the number of sex offenders is 522 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dona Ana:  0.5% ($354)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Las Cruces, NM (6.0 miles , pop. 74,267).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: El Paso, TX (49.5 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (369.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Dona Ana-Hill, NM (5.4 miles ), Las Cruces, NM (6.0 miles ), Mesilla, NM (8.2 miles ), Radium Springs, NM (9.0 miles ), University Park, NM (9.0 miles ), Fairacres, NM (13.7 miles ), Mesquite, NM (17.9 miles ), Vado, NM (21.4 miles ).

Latitude: 32.39 N, Longitude: 106.82 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Repair and maintenance (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Data processing and other information services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dona Ana:
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 4 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
  • MESILLA VALLEY HOSP (about 4 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
  • ALLIANCE HOSPITAL OF SANTA TERESA (about 36 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Dona Ana, NM

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dona Ana:
  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
  • BIGGS AAF (about 50 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; ID: BIF)
  • EL PASO INTL (about 52 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dona Ana:
  • HATCH MUNI (about 32 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)
  • DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 37 miles; SANTA TERESA, NM; ID: 5T6)
  • WEST TEXAS (about 62 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: T27)

Amtrak station near Dona Ana:
  • 6 miles: LAS CRUCES (490 VALLEY DR.) - Bus Station. Services: intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dona Ana:
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 10 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 10 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 48 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 183 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 186 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 191 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Dona Ana and their reported violations in the past:

DONA ANA MDWCA (Population served: 8929, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-03-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-03-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-12-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2000)

Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.4%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.8%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  7.8%

Dona Ana compared to New Mexico state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Dona Ana County New Mexico:




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7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,746 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.76%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Dona Ana County:  0.26%
New Mexico average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from El Paso County, TX  1.46% ($26,477 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM  0.33% ($32,663)
from Otero County, NM  0.28% ($25,955)


6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,970 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.77%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($563 average AGI)
Dona Ana County:  0.10%
New Mexico average:  0.14%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to El Paso County, TX  1.22% ($27,333 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM  0.60% ($28,260)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.33% ($29,044)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dona Ana:
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KOBE (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: EDWARDS MEDIA LTD. CO.)
  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dona Ana:
  • K211EN (90.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K220GF (91.9 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • KHQT (103.1 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
  • KROL (99.5 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: RIO GRANDE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CO)
  • K216CK (91.1 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOC., INC.)
  • KGRT-FM (103.9 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KKVS (98.7 FM; TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE, NM; Owner: RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION)
  • KVLC (101.1 FM; HATCH, NM; Owner: RADIO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KRWG (90.7 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KRUC (88.9 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KMBN (89.7 FM; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Dona Ana:
  • K46DH (Channel 46; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)
  • K54GR (Channel 54; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV.)
  • KRWG-TV (Channel 22; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KLCP-LP (Channel 30; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)
  • K42DJ (Channel 42; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)




Dona Ana fatal accident list for 2006:
Apr 18, 2006 04:04 AM, Sr-118, Lat: 32.390450, Lon: -106.836106, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Feb 12, 2006 02:32 AM, Desertwind Way Road, Lat: 32.413769, Lon: -106.783639, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


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