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Las Cruces, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $182,000 (it was $83,700 in 2000)
Las Cruces:

$182,000
New Mexico:

$214,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,600 - $255,700

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $213,857
Here:

$213,857
State:

$307,247

Townhouses or other attached units: $155,757
Here:

$155,757
State:

$258,349

In 2-unit structures: $225,210
Here:

$225,210
State:

$1,137,235

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,143
Here:

$157,143
State:

$319,202

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,603
Here:

$185,603
State:

$182,620

Mobile homes: $286,335
Here:

$286,335
State:

$124,861

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

Houses: 48,065 (45,991 occupied: 24,866 owner occupied, 21,125 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

30%

Housing density: 923 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $78,475.

Median contract rent in 2021: $677 (lower quartile is $537, upper quartile is $898)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $785


Median gross rent in Las Cruces, NM in 2021: $787

Housing units in Las Cruces with a mortgage: 14,931 (2,516 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,542 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 193

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $72,115

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $52,303

Median monthly housing costs: $822

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Las Cruces, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1993

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 112,907
  • Male householders: 20,134 (6,960 living alone), Female householders: 25,857 (9,244 living alone)
  • 15,529 spouses (15,479 opposite-sex spouses), 3,689 unmarried partners, (3,516 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 34,751 children (33,312 natural, 59 adopted, 1,380 stepchildren), 2,575 grandchildren, 942 brothers or sisters, 1,151 parents, 0 foster children, 1,768 other relatives, 4,207 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,304

Size of family households: 11,178 2-persons, 6,851 3-persons, 4,324 4-persons, 3,181 5-persons, 360 6-persons, 315 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,204 1-person, 2,478 2-persons, 371 3-persons, 729 4-persons.

13,346 married couples with children.
10,898 single-parent households (5,278 men, 5,620 women).

64.2% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
31.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 11,053 (9.8%)
(53.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

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
  • 159no bedroom
  • 1931 bedroom
  • 2,2162 bedrooms
  • 15,6323 bedrooms
  • 5,2714 bedrooms
  • 1,3955+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 432no bedroom
  • 5,4101 bedroom
  • 7,3372 bedrooms
  • 5,8353 bedrooms
  • 2,0834 bedrooms
  • 285+ 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
  • 429no vehicle
  • 8,3191 vehicle
  • 9,0692 vehicles
  • 3,4113 vehicles
  • 2,8684 vehicles
  • 7705+ 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
  • 2,190no vehicle
  • 11,0591 vehicle
  • 3,9292 vehicles
  • 2,7383 vehicles
  • 3604 vehicles
  • 8495+ 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
  • 1591 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 3833 rooms
  • 2,8484 rooms
  • 6,6015 rooms
  • 7,3676 rooms
  • 2,8127 rooms
  • 2,3078 rooms
  • 2,3899+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • 4321 room
  • 1,1882 rooms
  • 4,4823 rooms
  • 5,9644 rooms
  • 4,6705 rooms
  • 2,5496 rooms
  • 5777 rooms
  • 1,2358 rooms
  • 289+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 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 2021
  • 4,745Less than $10,000
  • 4,860$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,659$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,917$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,424$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,214$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,389$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,856$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,741$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,154$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,398$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,634$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Las Cruces, NM

  • Distribution of house value in Las Cruces, NM in 2021
  • 1,087Less than $10,000
  • 186$10,000 to $14,999
  • 199$15,000 to $19,999
  • 149$20,000 to $24,999
  • 290$25,000 to $29,999
  • 310$30,000 to $34,999
  • 86$35,000 to $39,999
  • 381$40,000 to $49,999
  • 92$50,000 to $59,999
  • 224$60,000 to $69,999
  • 263$70,000 to $79,999
  • 248$80,000 to $89,999
  • 704$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,993$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,442$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,297$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,322$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4,348$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,970$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,291$300,000 to $399,999
  • 482$400,000 to $499,999
  • 912$500,000 to $749,999
  • 183$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 71$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Las Cruces, NM

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Las Cruces, NM in 2021
  • 142Less than $100
  • 293$100 to $149
  • 688$150 to $199
  • 808$200 to $249
  • 72$250 to $299
  • 496$300 to $349
  • 259$350 to $399
  • 1,075$400 to $449
  • 450$450 to $499
  • 1,174$500 to $549
  • 2,133$550 to $599
  • 1,840$600 to $649
  • 1,610$650 to $699
  • 1,262$700 to $749
  • 1,598$750 to $799
  • 1,610$800 to $899
  • 1,723$900 to $999
  • 1,793$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,037$1,250 to $1,499
  • 55$1,500 to $1,999
  • 196$2,500 to $2,999
  • 315$3,500 or more
  • 496No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.2%
Number of people working at home: 5,404 (11.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,444
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,192
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 10,396
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,579
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,219
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,252
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,917
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 137
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 116
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,095
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,778
  • 90 or more minutes: 249
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Las Cruces

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 37,808 (71.5%)
  • Carpooled: 5,697 (10.8%)
  • Bus: 139 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 683 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 659 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 725 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 6,253 (11.8%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 8.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • 8.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 3.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 8.1%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
  • 3,1312010 or later
  • 2,4752000 to 2009
  • 2,1401990 to 1999
  • 1,9771980 to 1989
  • 1,3991970 to 1979
  • 1,927Before 1970
Ancestries in Las Cruces, NM

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 4,205 (6.2%)
  • Irish: 2,086 (3.1%)
  • German: 1,978 (2.9%)
  • American: 1,950 (2.9%)
  • European: 698 (1.0%)
  • Italian: 675 (1.0%)
  • Arab: 614 (0.9%)
  • Nigerian: 514 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 319 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 245 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 231 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 231 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 199 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 197 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 170 (0.3%)
  • African: 160 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 159 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 153 (0.2%)
  • French: 141 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 136 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 135 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 131 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 104 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 87 (0.1%)
  • British: 77 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 72 (0.1%)
  • Cajun: 69 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 62 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 59 (0.09%)
  • French Canadian: 55 (0.08%)
  • Jamaican: 49 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 47 (0.07%)
  • Portuguese: 45 (0.07%)
  • Czech: 39 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 37 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 27 (0.04%)
  • Lebanese: 26 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 24 (0.04%)
  • Finnish: 20 (0.03%)
  • Ukrainian: 16 (0.02%)
  • Danish: 14 (0.02%)
  • Swiss: 8 (0.01%)
  • Canadian: 5 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Las Cruces:

62.4% (7,622)
New Mexico:

66.7% (128,873)

Philippines
Las Cruces:

5.2% (636)
New Mexico:

3.2% (6,138)

Kuwait
Las Cruces:

4.1% (498)
New Mexico:

0.3% (519)

Nigeria
Las Cruces:

2.5% (311)
New Mexico:

0.6% (1,218)

Other Western Asia
Las Cruces:

2.5% (302)
New Mexico:

0.2% (354)

Korea
Las Cruces:

2.3% (286)
New Mexico:

1.0% (1,844)

Germany
Las Cruces:

2.0% (245)
New Mexico:

2.1% (3,971)

India
Las Cruces:

1.8% (221)
New Mexico:

1.5% (2,900)

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

  • This state: 59,535
  • Other state: 41,794
  • Northeast: 4,356
  • Midwest: 8,098
  • South: 18,511
  • West: 10,829

84.3% of Las Cruces residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.5% lived in New Mexico.


Las Cruces:

84.3%
State average:

87.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,183
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 161
  • 5th and 6th grade: 698
  • 7th and 8th grade: 313
  • 9th grade: 585
  • 10th grade: 1,547
  • 11th grade: 841
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 633
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,680
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,980
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,318
  • Associate degree: 2,676
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,500
  • Master's degree: 1,826
  • Professional school degree: 662
  • Doctorate degree: 880
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 781
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 430
  • 5th and 6th grade: 341
  • 7th and 8th grade: 311
  • 9th grade: 362
  • 10th grade: 745
  • 11th grade: 935
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 340
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,497
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,890
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,828
  • Associate degree: 5,586
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,275
  • Master's degree: 4,924
  • Professional school degree: 866
  • Doctorate degree: 657
Educational Attainment for Females
Las Cruces marital status for males
Las Cruces marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 28,551
  • One, attached: 2,250
  • Two: 2,723
  • 3 or 4: 3,301
  • 5 to 9: 2,019
  • 10 to 19: 2,609
  • 20 to 49: 1,460
  • 50 or more: 1,593
  • Mobile homes: 3,400
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 159

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 0.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 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
  • 76.4%Utility gas
  • 20.7%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.5%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Las Cruces, NM
  • 48.2%Utility gas
  • 47.3%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 713
Here:

6.0%
New Mexico:

10.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 482
Here:

8.9%
New Mexico:

9.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,383
Here:

14.8%
New Mexico:

14.3%
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