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Las Cruces, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,300 (it was $83,700 in 2000)
Las Cruces:

$224,300
New Mexico:

$243,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,900 - $304,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $247,560
Here:

$247,560
State:

$322,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,691
Here:

$176,691
State:

$284,053

In 2-unit structures: $257,275
Here:

$257,275
State:

$354,971

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,307
Here:

$187,307
State:

$235,720

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,930
Here:

$228,930
State:

$217,304

Mobile homes: $290,799
Here:

$290,799
State:

$117,675

Total population: 101,408 (Urban population: 74,187, Rural population: 296 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 50,454 (47,379 occupied: 26,682 owner occupied, 20,697 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

29%

Housing density: 969 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $406,094.

Median contract rent in 2022: $731 (lower quartile is $555, upper quartile is $974)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $828


Median gross rent in Las Cruces, NM in 2022: $888

Housing units in Las Cruces with a mortgage: 16,350 (909 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 503 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 240

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $81,060

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,192

Median monthly housing costs: $915

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Las Cruces, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1997

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 113,881
  • Male householders: 21,327 (6,399 living alone), Female householders: 26,052 (9,245 living alone)
  • 15,538 spouses (15,104 opposite-sex spouses), 5,940 unmarried partners, (5,498 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 32,714 children (30,847 natural, 54 adopted, 1,813 stepchildren), 2,744 grandchildren, 993 brothers or sisters, 729 parents, 0 foster children, 1,755 other relatives, 5,372 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 717

Size of family households: 12,474 2-persons, 4,091 3-persons, 4,981 4-persons, 2,374 5-persons, 1,090 6-persons, 415 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,644 1-person, 5,318 2-persons, 524 3-persons, 387 4-persons, 81 5-persons.

11,619 married couples with children.
10,425 single-parent households (2,668 men, 7,757 women).

65.2% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
31.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 13,226 (11.6%)
(37.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 142no bedroom
  • 1681 bedroom
  • 4,0912 bedrooms
  • 14,5513 bedrooms
  • 7,1304 bedrooms
  • 6005+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 1,509no bedroom
  • 5,4151 bedroom
  • 6,2142 bedrooms
  • 5,3013 bedrooms
  • 2,1284 bedrooms
  • 1305+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Las Cruces in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Las Cruces in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 370no vehicle
  • 7,0281 vehicle
  • 11,7072 vehicles
  • 5,1493 vehicles
  • 1,7704 vehicles
  • 6585+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Las Cruces in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Las Cruces in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,542no vehicle
  • 11,0901 vehicle
  • 5,3802 vehicles
  • 1,1883 vehicles
  • 3874 vehicles
  • 1105+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 1421 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 5563 rooms
  • 3,6594 rooms
  • 6,6065 rooms
  • 6,1206 rooms
  • 3,9457 rooms
  • 2,9948 rooms
  • 2,6609+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 1,5091 room
  • 2,6822 rooms
  • 4,5633 rooms
  • 4,9834 rooms
  • 2,8995 rooms
  • 2,7666 rooms
  • 6957 rooms
  • 5278 rooms
  • 739+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Las Cruces, NM
  • Las Cruces, NM household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022
  • 6,112Less than $10,000
  • 4,176$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,740$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,677$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,891$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,729$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,678$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,015$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,855$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,873$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,678$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,955$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Las Cruces, NM

  • Distribution of house value in Las Cruces, NM in 2022
  • 583Less than $10,000
  • 216$10,000 to $14,999
  • 161$15,000 to $19,999
  • 83$20,000 to $24,999
  • 99$25,000 to $29,999
  • 193$30,000 to $34,999
  • 100$35,000 to $39,999
  • 252$40,000 to $49,999
  • 280$50,000 to $59,999
  • 44$60,000 to $69,999
  • 256$70,000 to $79,999
  • 260$80,000 to $89,999
  • 205$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,583$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,403$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,394$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,375$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4,816$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,871$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,809$300,000 to $399,999
  • 782$400,000 to $499,999
  • 811$500,000 to $749,999
  • 127$750,000 to $999,999
  • 98$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 11$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 17$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Las Cruces, NM

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Las Cruces, NM in 2022
  • 57$100 to $149
  • 99$150 to $199
  • 911$200 to $249
  • 191$250 to $299
  • 125$300 to $349
  • 271$350 to $399
  • 553$400 to $449
  • 999$450 to $499
  • 1,637$500 to $549
  • 1,264$550 to $599
  • 2,182$600 to $649
  • 676$650 to $699
  • 1,539$700 to $749
  • 1,149$750 to $799
  • 2,181$800 to $899
  • 1,415$900 to $999
  • 2,500$1,000 to $1,249
  • 475$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,616$1,500 to $1,999
  • 857No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.0%
Number of people working at home: 4,370 (8.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,015
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,233
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9,110
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,784
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,474
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 798
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,462
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,409
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 525
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,044
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 746
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,089
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Las Cruces

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 43,867 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled: 5,967 (10.5%)
  • Bus: 299 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 610 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 268 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 1,358 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 4,370 (7.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 12.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.4%Males
  • 10.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 18.9%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.4%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 3.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 2,9352010 or later
  • 2,7002000 to 2009
  • 2,2251990 to 1999
  • 1,9771980 to 1989
  • 1,3991970 to 1979
  • 1,927Before 1970
Ancestries in Las Cruces, NM

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 4,155 (6.0%)
  • American: 2,426 (3.5%)
  • German: 2,331 (3.4%)
  • Irish: 1,961 (2.8%)
  • Italian: 757 (1.1%)
  • European: 697 (1.0%)
  • Nigerian: 541 (0.8%)
  • Arab: 389 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 309 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 245 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 220 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 205 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 197 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 182 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 171 (0.2%)
  • African: 158 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 158 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 153 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 132 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 131 (0.2%)
  • French: 125 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 125 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 110 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 103 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 100 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 90 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 81 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 80 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 77 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 68 (0.10%)
  • Romanian: 66 (0.10%)
  • Jamaican: 66 (0.10%)
  • Iranian: 64 (0.09%)
  • Austrian: 51 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 31 (0.04%)
  • British: 31 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 29 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 23 (0.03%)
  • Estonian: 17 (0.02%)
  • Ukrainian: 17 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 14 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Las Cruces:

65.8% (7,977)
New Mexico:

66.5% (129,316)

Kuwait
Las Cruces:

4.4% (529)
New Mexico:

0.2% (463)

Philippines
Las Cruces:

3.9% (475)
New Mexico:

3.2% (6,181)

Nigeria
Las Cruces:

2.9% (348)
New Mexico:

0.7% (1,297)

Germany
Las Cruces:

2.1% (257)
New Mexico:

1.9% (3,753)

Korea
Las Cruces:

2.0% (248)
New Mexico:

0.8% (1,632)

India
Las Cruces:

1.6% (200)
New Mexico:

1.5% (3,002)

Bangladesh
Las Cruces:

1.6% (197)
New Mexico:

0.2% (477)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 57,513
  • Other state: 41,928
  • Northeast: 4,139
  • Midwest: 8,781
  • South: 15,332
  • West: 13,676

86.1% of Las Cruces residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34.1% lived in New Mexico.


Las Cruces:

86.1%
State average:

88.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 372
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 241
  • 5th and 6th grade: 522
  • 7th and 8th grade: 620
  • 9th grade: 752
  • 10th grade: 837
  • 11th grade: 223
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 604
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,968
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,769
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,984
  • Associate degree: 3,250
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,976
  • Master's degree: 3,078
  • Professional school degree: 480
  • Doctorate degree: 697
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 344
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 183
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,004
  • 7th and 8th grade: 490
  • 9th grade: 546
  • 10th grade: 358
  • 11th grade: 815
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 326
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,825
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,925
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,480
  • Associate degree: 2,893
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,049
  • Master's degree: 5,534
  • Professional school degree: 121
  • Doctorate degree: 644
Educational Attainment for Females
Las Cruces marital status for males
Las Cruces marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 31,488
  • One, attached: 1,454
  • Two: 820
  • 3 or 4: 3,349
  • 5 to 9: 3,833
  • 10 to 19: 2,396
  • 20 to 49: 861
  • 50 or more: 1,660
  • Mobile homes: 4,593

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Las Cruces
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Las Cruces, NM
  • 77.2%Utility gas
  • 19.6%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Las Cruces, NM
  • 47.9%Utility gas
  • 47.7%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 298
Here:

2.6%
New Mexico:

10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 133
Here:

2.7%
New Mexico:

10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,293
Here:

17.7%
New Mexico:

12.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability