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Total population: 91,865 (Urban population: 91,500, Rural population: 365 (all nonfarm))

Las Cruces, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 31,652 (29,137 occupied: 17,047 owner occupied, 12,090 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	30%

Housing density: 608 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $499 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $696)

Housing units in Las Cruces with a mortgage: 8,905 (956 second mortgage, 473 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,484

Las Cruces,NM index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,800 (it was $83,700 in 2000)

Las Cruces:	$148,800
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,600 - $212,400

Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship

Households: 72,051

In family households: 57,712 (12,869 male householders, 5,397 female householders)
12,776 spouses, 21,131 children (19,504 natural, 547 adopted, 1,080 stepchildren), 1,539 grandchildren, 902 brothers or sisters, 503 parents, 970 other relatives, 1,625 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,339 (5,170 male householders (3,509 living alone)), 5,665 female householders (4,526 living alone)), 3,504 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,432 (1,118 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,673 2-persons, 4,415 3-persons, 3,425 4-persons, 1,761 5-persons, 628 6-persons, 364 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,035 1-person, 2,229 2-persons, 437 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

10,026 married couples with children.
6,438 single-parent households (1,217 men, 5,221 women).

59.6% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
37.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,812 (10.5%)
(43.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Las Cruces, New Mexico:
	1 room: 35 2 rooms: 234 3 rooms: 828 4 rooms: 2,013 5 rooms: 4,863 6 rooms: 4,293 7 rooms: 2,597 8 rooms: 1,312 9 or more rooms: 872

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces, New Mexico:
	1 room: 531 2 rooms: 1,716 3 rooms: 2,352 4 rooms: 3,915 5 rooms: 2,007 6 rooms: 863 7 rooms: 487 8 rooms: 148 9 or more rooms: 71

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 982
1995 to 1998: 3,250
1990 to 1994: 3,205
1980 to 1989: 7,523
1970 to 1979: 6,151
1960 to 1969: 4,306
1950 to 1959: 3,531
1940 to 1949: 1,384
1939 or earlier: 1,320

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Las Cruces:
	no bedroom: 107 1 bedroom: 583 2 bedrooms: 3,421 3 bedrooms: 10,055 4 bedrooms: 2,509 5 or more bedrooms: 372

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Las Cruces:
	no bedroom: 714 1 bedroom: 3,527 2 bedrooms: 5,010 3 bedrooms: 2,456 4 bedrooms: 303 5 or more bedrooms: 80

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Las Cruces in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 661 1 vehicle: 5,411 2 vehicles: 6,941 3 vehicles: 2,888 4 vehicles: 870 5 or more vehicles: 276

Cars and other vehicles available in Las Cruces in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,458 1 vehicle: 6,123 2 vehicles: 3,444 3 vehicles: 891 4 vehicles: 132 5 or more vehicles: 42

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Las Cruces, NM:

Less than $10,000: 376
$10,000 to $14,999: 188
$15,000 to $19,999: 219
$20,000 to $24,999: 258
$25,000 to $29,999: 219
$30,000 to $34,999: 199
$35,000 to $39,999: 212
$40,000 to $49,999: 397
$50,000 to $59,999: 378
$60,000 to $69,999: 380
$70,000 to $79,999: 469
$80,000 to $89,999: 514
$90,000 to $99,999: 790
$100,000 to $124,999: 2746
$125,000 to $149,999: 2893
$150,000 to $174,999: 2996
$175,000 to $199,999: 1626
$200,000 to $249,999: 2405
$250,000 to $299,999: 1518
$300,000 to $399,999: 840
$400,000 to $499,999: 365
$500,000 to $749,999: 156
$750,000 to $999,999: 16
$1,000,000 or more: 30

Las Cruces rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Las Cruces:

Less than $100: 524 people
$100 to $149: 370
$150 to $199: 457
$200 to $249: 394
$250 to $299: 468
$300 to $349: 899
$350 to $399: 1,354
$400 to $449: 1,720
$450 to $499: 1,878
$500 to $549: 1,521
$550 to $599: 1,380
$600 to $649: 1,074
$650 to $699: 781
$700 to $749: 689
$750 to $799: 528
$800 to $899: 775
$900 to $999: 498
$1,000 to $1,249: 482
$1,250 to $1,499: 106
$1,500 to $1,999: 93
$2,000 or more: 31
No cash rent: 542

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,458 1990 to 1994: 1,051 1985 to 1989: 974 1980 to 1984: 1,003 1975 to 1979: 653 1970 to 1974: 746 1970 to 1974: 360 1965 to 1969: 1,567

Las Cruces, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,047 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1343
5 to 9 minutes: 5835
10 to 14 minutes: 7600
15 to 19 minutes: 6828
20 to 24 minutes: 2738
25 to 29 minutes: 835
30 to 34 minutes: 2091
35 to 39 minutes: 351
40 to 44 minutes: 368
45 to 59 minutes: 1249
60 to 89 minutes: 820
90 or more minutes: 392

Las Cruces mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24,434 (78%)
Carpooled: 4,435 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 179 (1%)
Motorcycle: 111 (0%)
Bicycle: 256 (1%)
Walked: 895 (3%)
Other means: 140 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,047 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4666
$10,000 to $14,999: 3247
$15,000 to $19,999: 2311
$20,000 to $24,999: 1976
$25,000 to $29,999: 2184
$30,000 to $34,999: 1846
$35,000 to $39,999: 1901
$40,000 to $44,999: 1679
$45,000 to $49,999: 1359
$50,000 to $59,999: 2166
$60,000 to $74,999: 2317
$75,000 to $99,999: 2085
$100,000 to $124,999: 659
$125,000 to $149,999: 298
$150,000 to $199,999: 189
$200,000 or more: 218

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 38741

German: 5008

English: 3907

Irish: 3251

United States or American: 3069

Italian: 1021

Scotch-Irish: 852

European: 783

French (except Basque): 673

Polish: 630

Scottish: 625

Norwegian: 494

Dutch: 447

Swedish: 437

Russian: 356

British: 336

French Canadian: 254

Welsh: 233

Danish: 200

Subsaharan African:: 185

Hungarian: 175

Arab:: 171

Czech: 169

Swiss: 155

African: 152

Finnish: 127

Scandinavian: 97

Portuguese: 96

Northern European: 77

Belgian: 72

Greek: 71

Austrian: 63

Lebanese: 60

Canadian: 54

Czechoslovakian: 38

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 36

Arab/Arabic: 34

Other Arab: 34

Romanian: 34

Croatian: 33

Icelander: 30

Lithuanian: 27

Brazilian: 26

Yugoslavian: 25

Australian: 24

Celtic: 21

Pennsylvania German: 21

Eastern European: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 20

Slovak: 19

Iranian: 18

Ukrainian: 18

Jordanian: 17

Jamaican: 16

Basque: 15

Palestinian: 14

West Indian: 14

Slovene: 13

Syrian: 12

Serbian: 10

Armenian: 9

Ethiopian: 8

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Slavic: 7

Turkish: 6

Dutch West Indian: 6

Cape Verdean: 5

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

Mexico (77%)
Germany (3%)
Canada (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
India (1%)
Korea (1%)

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

This state: 34779
Northeast: 3491
Midwest: 6882
South: 12995
West: 7528

46% of Las Cruces residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 345
Nursery to 4th grade: 294
5th and 6th grade: 629
7th and 8th grade: 531
9th grade: 504
10th grade: 537
11th grade: 411
12th grade, no diploma: 475
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,348
Less than 1 year of college: 1,280
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,562
Associate degree: 1,338
Bachelor's degree: 3,679
Master's degree: 1,595
Professional school degree: 483
Doctorate degree: 718

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 568
Nursery to 4th grade: 434
5th and 6th grade: 895
7th and 8th grade: 681
9th grade: 561
10th grade: 535
11th grade: 541
12th grade, no diploma: 697
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,418
Less than 1 year of college: 1,557
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,808
Associate degree: 1,503
Bachelor's degree: 3,505
Master's degree: 2,083
Professional school degree: 243
Doctorate degree: 192

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 18.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,928
Black householders: $40,822
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,303
Asian householders: $46,488
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $46,034
Some other race householders: $43,517
Two or more races householders: $36,541
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,109

Las Cruces household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Las Cruces household income for Asian householders

Las Cruces household income for Some other race householders

Las Cruces household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Las Cruces marital status for males

Las Cruces marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,400
Black or African American householders: $222,577
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $143,466
Asian householders: $234,311
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $48,888
Some other race householders: $139,733
Two or more races householders: $147,911
Hispanic or Latino householders: $138,666

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 16,874
One, attached: 1,896
Two: 1,480
3 or 4: 2,135
5 to 9: 1,143
10 to 19: 1,338
20 to 49: 1,227
50 or more: 1,511
Mobile homes: 3,930
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 118

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Las Cruces:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 481

Here:	5.6%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 136

Here:	3.4%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 513

Here:	5.7%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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