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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Las Cruces, NM are Hispanic (73,381 residents), White alone (32,389 residents), and American Indian alone (822 residents). 63.2% of Las Cruces residents speak English at home. 10.7% of Las Cruces, NM residents are foreign-born (7.5% born in Latin America, 1.9% born in Asia), which is 16.1% greater than the foreign-born rate of 9.0% across the entire state of New Mexico.

Race distribution in Las Cruces

2000 2022
  • Races in Las Cruces, NM (2000)
    • 38,42151.7%Hispanic
    • 31,20842.0%White alone
    • 1,4862.0%Black alone
    • 1,1081.5%Two or more races
    • 8161.1%Asian alone
    • 6970.9%American Indian alone
    • 4970.7%Other race alone
    • 340.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Las Cruces, NM (2022)
    • 73,38164.4%Hispanic
    • 32,38928.4%White alone
    • 2,5462.2%Asian alone
    • 2,2171.9%Black alone
    • 2,0891.8%Two or more races
    • 8220.7%American Indian alone
    • 4370.4%Other race alone
2000 2022
  • Races in New Mexico (2000)
    • 813,49544.7%White alone
    • 765,38642.1%Hispanic
    • 161,4608.9%American Indian alone
    • 30,6541.7%Black alone
    • 25,7931.4%Two or more races
    • 18,2571.0%Asian alone
    • 3,0090.2%Other race alone
    • 9920.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in New Mexico (2022)
    • 1,059,86750.2%Hispanic
    • 735,47834.8%White alone
    • 171,8088.1%American Indian alone
    • 65,0843.1%Two or more races
    • 36,8701.7%Black alone
    • 35,8701.7%Asian alone
    • 7,5820.4%Other race alone
    • 7850.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Las Cruces

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $58,458White non-Hispanic householders
  • $39,663Black householders
  • $93,046American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $64,246Asian householders
  • $32,349Some other race householders
  • $53,250Two or more races householders
  • $44,422Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $262,889White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $335,512Black or African American householders
  • $216,260American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $353,198Asian householders
  • $73,694Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
  • $210,632Some other race householders
  • $222,960Two or more races householders
  • $209,025Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Las Cruces, NM in 2022

Median age by race in Las Cruces

  • 38.5Median age for White residents
  • 38.1Males
  • 38.9Females
  • 32.0Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 32.7Males
  • 24.1Females
  • 31.7Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 47.2Males
  • 31.7Females
  • 31.6Median age for Asian residents
  • 36.2Males
  • 31.2Females
  • 15.7Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • 21.4Females
  • 26.9Median age for Other race residents
  • 26.5Males
  • 27.3Females
  • 32.7Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 31.7Males
  • 33.0Females
  • 51.5Median age for White alone residents
  • 50.4Males
  • 53.2Females
  • 28.2Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 28.6Males
  • 27.7Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Las Cruces

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 13,70161.2%Owner occupied
  • 8,70038.8%Renter occupied
  • 61.2%
    38.8%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 1,07557.4%Owner occupied
  • 79742.6%Renter occupied
  • 57.4%
    42.6%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 33044.7%Owner occupied
  • 40855.3%Renter occupied
  • 44.7%
    55.3%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 9710.3%Owner occupied
  • 84189.7%Renter occupied
  • 10.3%
    89.7%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 162100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 4,22651.4%Owner occupied
  • 3,99148.6%Renter occupied
  • 51.4%
    48.6%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 7,25356.4%Owner occupied
  • 5,60743.6%Renter occupied
  • 56.4%
    43.6%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 10,70367.6%Owner occupied
  • 5,12432.4%Renter occupied
  • 67.6%
    32.4%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 14,15651.1%Owner occupied
  • 13,52748.9%Renter occupied
  • 51.1%
    48.9%

Language usage in Las Cruces

  • English speakers - Total
  • 63.2% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
  • 34.5% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 26,17470.3%Speak English very well
  • 11,08229.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 70.3%
    29.7%
  • 2.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,57164.4%Speak English very well
  • 86735.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 64.4%
    35.6%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 80.3% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
  • 18.2% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 6,49986.2%Speak English very well
  • 1,04013.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 86.2%
    13.8%
  • 1.5% of residents speak other language at home
  • 615100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 62.4% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
  • 37.6% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 41390.4%Speak English very well
  • 449.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 90.4%
    9.6%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 13.1% of residents of Las Cruces speak English at home.
  • 75.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 4,41144.0%Speak English very well
  • 5,62356.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 44.0%
    56.0%
  • 11.1% of residents speak other language at home
  • 59840.8%Speak English very well
  • 86759.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 40.8%
    59.2%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

83.3% (39,018)
Foreign-born:

53.2% (965)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

16.7% (7,798)
Foreign-born:

46.8% (850)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

98.2% (2,585)
Foreign-born:

75.8% (241)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

2.2% (59)
Foreign-born:

42.6% (135)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

34.7% (596)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (2)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

7.3% (75)
Foreign-born:

16.9% (241)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

92.7% (948)
Foreign-born:

83.1% (1,189)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:

42.0% (119)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (17)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

56.4% (9,930)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (6,005)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

62.9% (14,995)
Foreign-born:

9.6% (365)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

37.1% (8,856)
Foreign-born:

90.4% (3,455)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

93.9% (29,933)
Foreign-born:

42.5% (676)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

6.0% (1,920)
Foreign-born:

53.5% (850)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

56.5% (32,631)
Foreign-born:

2.5% (259)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

43.5% (25,136)
Foreign-born:

97.5% (10,160)

Foreign-born residents in Las Cruces

12,124 residents are foreign born (7.5% Latin America, 1.9% Asia).

This city:

10.7%
New Mexico:

9.2%

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Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Las Cruces
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Las Cruces
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Las Cruces
Place of birth by age - Las Cruces

Marital status for residents in Las Cruces

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 42.6%Never married
  • 41.0%Now married
  • 0.3%Separated
  • 4.7%Widowed
  • 11.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 45.4%Never married
  • 34.3%Now married
  • 0.5%Separated
  • 8.8%Widowed
  • 11.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

51.1% (305)
Unmarried:

48.9% (292)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

25.9% (3,144)
Unmarried:

74.1% (8,991)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 57.5%Never married
  • 26.7%Now married
  • 2.3%Separated
  • 2.2%Widowed
  • 11.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 61.9%Never married
  • 17.9%Now married
  • 3.3%Separated
  • 2.4%Widowed
  • 14.5%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

10.0% (50)
Unmarried:

90.0% (451)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 50.3%Never married
  • 34.2%Now married
  • 4.1%Separated
  • 0.8%Widowed
  • 10.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 25.1%Never married
  • 53.7%Now married
  • 4.0%Separated
  • 8.6%Widowed
  • 8.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (7)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

59.2% (182)
Unmarried:

40.8% (125)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 40.2%Never married
  • 49.4%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 9.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 50.6%Never married
  • 43.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 4.5%Widowed
  • 1.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (35)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.3% (274)
Unmarried:

67.7% (576)
Marital status - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 87.9%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 12.1%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 100.0%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (82)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 51.2%Never married
  • 32.4%Now married
  • 0.6%Separated
  • 3.5%Widowed
  • 12.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 60.4%Never married
  • 28.4%Now married
  • 4.2%Separated
  • 1.1%Widowed
  • 5.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.4% (372)
Unmarried:

43.6% (288)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

13.8% (894)
Unmarried:

86.2% (5,594)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 46.7%Never married
  • 41.8%Now married
  • 0.6%Separated
  • 3.7%Widowed
  • 7.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 40.9%Never married
  • 38.8%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 4.2%Widowed
  • 16.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (373)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

28.5% (2,341)
Unmarried:

71.5% (5,873)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 32.3%Never married
  • 48.1%Now married
  • 0.4%Separated
  • 6.2%Widowed
  • 12.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 34.1%Never married
  • 39.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 12.1%Widowed
  • 14.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (115)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.7% (2,247)
Unmarried:

67.3% (4,615)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 52.4%Never married
  • 34.5%Now married
  • 0.4%Separated
  • 2.7%Widowed
  • 10.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 56.0%Never married
  • 31.1%Now married
  • 2.2%Separated
  • 2.1%Widowed
  • 8.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

61.7% (935)
Unmarried:

38.3% (580)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

20.2% (4,112)
Unmarried:

79.8% (16,244)

Ancestries in Las Cruces

  • Ancestries in Las Cruces, NM
    • 4,1556.0%English
    • 2,4263.5%American
    • 2,3313.4%German
    • 1,9612.8%Irish
    • 7571.1%Italian
    • 6971.0%European
    • 5410.8%Nigerian
    • 3890.6%Arab
    • 3090.4%Scottish
    • 2450.4%Polish
    • 2200.3%Scotch-Irish
    • 2050.3%Swedish
    • 1970.3%Norwegian
    • 1820.3%Hungarian
    • 1710.2%Eastern European
    • 1580.2%African
    • 1580.2%Russian
    • 1530.2%Syrian
    • 1320.2%Dutch
    • 1310.2%Slovak
    • 1250.2%French
    • 1250.2%Welsh
    • 1100.2%Portuguese
    • 1030.1%Danish
    • 1000.1%Czech
    • 900.1%Belgian
    • 810.1%Scandinavian
    • 800.1%Greek
    • 770.1%Northern European
    • 680.10%French Canadian
    • 660.10%Romanian
    • 660.10%Jamaican
    • 640.09%Iranian
    • 510.07%Austrian
    • 310.04%Czechoslovakian
    • 310.04%British
    • 290.04%Lithuanian
    • 230.03%Canadian
    • 170.02%Estonian
    • 170.02%Ukrainian
    • 140.02%Lebanese
    • 80.01%Belizean

Geographical mobility in Las Cruces

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 41,58982.6%White (Caucasian)
    • 2,55881.6%Black or African American
    • 1,58792.3%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1,86080.9%Asian
    • 4815.3%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 19,38691.5%Other race
    • 26,08889.4%Two or more races
    • 26,74882.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 62,94487.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 3,4236.8%White / Caucasian
    • 3089.8%Black or African American
    • 563.3%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1315.7%Asian
    • 19962.9%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 1,2365.8%Other race
    • 2,3187.9%Two or more races
    • 1,4224.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 6,7109.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 1,8583.7%White / Caucasian
    • 1575.0%Black or African American
    • 502.9%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 351.5%Asian
    • 2791.3%Other race
    • 1800.6%Two or more races
    • 8632.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,3421.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 3,4606.9%White / Caucasian
    • 1334.2%Black or African American
    • 261.5%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 24510.6%Asian
    • 5818.3%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 3221.5%Other race
    • 4971.7%Two or more races
    • 3,25710.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 7731.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 150.0%White
    • 200.9%Asian
    • 350.2%Other race
    • 840.3%Two or more races
    • 990.1%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Las Cruces

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 3,000100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 275100.0%Native
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 774100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 3,686100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 26100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 5,810100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 56381.8%Native
  • 12518.2%Foreign-born
  • 81.8%
    18.2%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 657100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 7,046100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 1,86051.2%Native
  • 1,77448.8%Foreign-born
  • 51.2%
    48.8%

    • Place of birth for residents in Las Cruces

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 8,664Americas
      • 8,557Latin America
      • 8,337Central America
      • 2,112Asia
      • 847Europe
      • 578South Eastern Asia
      • 522Eastern Asia
      • 515South Central Asia
      • 496Western Asia
      • 456Africa
      • 413Western Africa
      • 353Western Europe
      • 299Eastern Europe
      • 171South America
      • 142China
      • 116Southern Europe
      • 107Northern America
      • 77Northern Europe
      • 47Caribbean
      • 43Oceania
      • 41Eastern Africa
      • 26Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 2Southern Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 8,204Mexico
      • 485Philippines
      • 448Kuwait
      • 330Nigeria
      • 265Germany
      • 250Korea
      • 196India
      • 185Bangladesh
      • 128Japan
      • 125El Salvador
      • 116China
      • 110Poland
      • 107Canada
      • 92Vietnam
      • 86Spain
      • 85Iran
      • 74Netherlands
      • 71Argentina
      • 69Hungary
      • 67Ghana
      • 66Romania
      • 55Peru
      • 47Syria
      • 47Cuba
      • 44Venezuela
      • 41Uganda
      • 40United Kingdom
      • 29Italy
      • 28Sri Lanka
      • 26Hong Kong
      • 23Czechoslovakia
      • 22England
      • 20New Zealand
      • 18Nepal
      • 17Fiji
      • 15Ivory Coast
      • 14Belgium
      • 14Sweden
      • 12Russia
      • 8Belize
      • 6Australia
      • 2South Africa

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Las Cruces

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 15772.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 5927.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 72.7%
    27.3%
  • Other race
  • 7346.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 8353.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 46.8%
    53.2%
  • Two or more races
  • 115100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 3840.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 5759.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 40.5%
    59.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 35578.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 10022.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 78.0%
    22.0%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 26647.6%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 29352.4%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 47.6%
    52.4%
  • Other race
  • 1123.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 3676.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 23.2%
    76.8%
  • Two or more races
  • 6793.8%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 46.2%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 93.8%
    6.2%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 19349.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 19850.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 49.3%
    50.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 14254.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 12045.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 54.3%
    45.7%

    • Zip codes: 88001, 88003, 88011, 88012, 88033.

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