Las Cruces, New Mexico Neighborhood Info

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Las Cruces, New Mexico QuickFacts

	Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
Total population	74,267	281,421,906
State	New Mexico
City	las cruces

Las Cruces, New Mexico Population

	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
Male	36,036	48.52%	49.06%
Female	38,231	51.48%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.2		35.3

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	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
18 years and over	55,618	74.89%	74.31%
21 years and over	50,378	67.83%	69.97%
62 years and over	11,447	15.41%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,721	13.09%	12.43%

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	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
White	51,248	69.01%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,738	2.34%	12.32%
Asian	863	1.16%	3.64%
Some other race	17,375	23.4%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,043	4.1%	2.43%

Las Cruces, New Mexico Housing

	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
Total households	29,184		105,480,101
Family households (families)	18,130	62.12%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,054	37.88%	31.94%

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	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
Total housing units	31,652		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,498	7.89%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	29,184	92.2%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,960	53.58%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	12,224	38.62%	30.77%

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	Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	786	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,396	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,449	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,155	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	516	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	67	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	20	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	91,200	119,600

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	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,760	30.02%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,463	29.0%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,220	14.46%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,731	12.78%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,915	6.56%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,048	7.02%	9.65%

Las Cruces, New Mexico Education

	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,356		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,091	4.3%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,062	4.19%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,652	34.12%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,056	16.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,495	41.39%	22.81%

Las Cruces, New Mexico Economy

	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
Population 16 years and over	57,610		217,168,077
In labor force	34,935	60.64%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	34,799	60.4%	63.39%
- - Employed	31,866	55.31%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,933	5.09%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	136	0.24%	0.53%
Not in labor force	22,675	39.36%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,057	52.17%	51.66%
In labor force	16,866	29.28%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	16,851	29.25%	29.65%
- - Employed	15,456	26.83%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,042	10.49%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,530		12,787,501

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	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	29,101		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,666	16.03%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,247	11.16%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,287	14.73%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,030	13.85%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,939	16.97%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,483	15.4%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,085	7.16%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	957	3.29%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	189	0.65%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	218	0.75%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,375		41,994

	Las Cruces, New Mexico	%, Las Cruces, New Mexico	United States
With earnings	22,840	39.65%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	36,353		56,604
With Social Security income	7,143	12.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,057		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,288	2.24%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,456		6,320
With public assistance income	1,600	2.78%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,740		3,032
With retirement income	5,746	9.97%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,002		17,376

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