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Las Cruces, NM
Demographic Data




Las Cruces Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Las Cruces Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

114,892

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
14.9%
25 - 34:
15.9%
35 - 54:
21.1%
55 - 64:
9.9%
Over 65 Years:
16.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
9.6%
9.6%
88.1%
88.1%
37.3%
37.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Las Cruces
USA
$30,804
$30,804
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Las Cruces
USA
$55,176
$55,176
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

22.0%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Retail
Public Service
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Other
Administration
Manufacturing
Transportation
Finance
15.9%
15.9%
15.2%
15.2%
11.7%
11.7%
9.1%
9.1%
7.9%
7.9%
7.6%
7.6%
7.3%
7.3%
4.9%
4.9%
4.0%
4.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
59.4%
59.4%
33.4%
33.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
European
Italian
Scottish
French
Polish
Swedish
Dutch
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
Hungarian
Welsh
British
Nigerian
Russian
Greek
Danish
Portuguese
8.2%
8.2%
7.8%
7.8%
6.0%
6.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
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0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
French
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Navajo
Chinese
African languages
Arabic
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
Russian
Hungarian
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
66.9%
66.9%
29.9%
29.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Las Cruces Residents

10.1%


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