2024 population: 229,366 ( 9,800 from 2020)
Land area: 3808.2 square miles
Population density: 60.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	60,284	26.28%	1.7%
Black:	4,462	1.95%	18.4%
Indian:	1,794	0.78%	3.8%
Asian:	3,159	1.38%	16.1%
2+ races:	2,505	1.09%	10.1%
Hispanic:	157,162	68.52%	6.4%

Total non-White:	169,082	73.72%	6.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,614	12.1
Deaths:	9,301	10.6
Net Migration:	4,383	5.0
Net Immigration:	4,014	4.6

Change in White population:	-1,017	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,817	4.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
219,566
61,301	27.92%
3,768	1.72%
1,728	0.79%
2,722	1.24%
2,276	1.04%
147,771	67.30%
158,265	72.08%

2010
209,233
62,992	30.11%
2,825	1.35%
1,521	0.73%
2,157	1.03%
1,895	0.91%
137,514	65.72%
146,241	69.89%

2000
174,682
56,688	32.45%
2,261	1.29%
1,279	0.73%
1,308	0.75%
1,873	1.07%
110,665	63.35%
117,994	67.55%

1990
135,510
55,031	40.61%
1,962	1.45%
824	0.61%
1,374	1.01%
n/a
76,319	56.32%
80,479	59.39%

1980
96,340
43,379	45.03%
1,538	1.60%
531	0.55%
482	0.50%
n/a
50,171	52.08%
52,961	54.97%

1970
69,773
32,930	47.20%
654	0.94%
102	0.15%
127	0.18%
n/a
35,439	50.79%
36,843	52.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
27,022	12.9
14,068	6.7
-6,244	-3.0
2,240	1.1

-1,691	-0.8
12,024	5.7

Number	Rate
2000's
30,311	17.4
11,251	6.4
7,550	4.3
6,202	3.6

6,304	3.6
28,247	16.2

Number	Rate
1990's
30,621	22.6
9,120	6.7
2,581	1.9
10,871	8.0

1,657	1.2
37,515	27.7

Number	Rate
1980's
22,398	23.2
6,068	6.3
23,203	24.1
n/a

11,652	12.1
27,518	28.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
14,130	20.3
n/a

10,449	15.0
16,118	23.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.2
52,448	11.7%
396,484	88.3%
35,342	7.9%

81,969
2.62

52,351	63.9%
34,476	65.9%
6,769	12.9%
29,618	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
32.4
55,858	26.7%
153,375	73.3%
25,881	12.4%

75,532
2.71

51,863	68.7%
35,322	68.1%
7,109	13.7%
23,669	31.3%

2000
Number	Percent
30.6
51,831	29.7%
122,851	70.3%
18,735	10.7%

59,479
2.85

42,983	72.3%
31,652	73.6%
5,696	13.3%
16,496	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
28.3
41,178	30.4%
94,332	69.6%
12,024	8.9%

45,043
2.92

33,471	74.3%
26,300	78.6%
3,521	10.5%
11,572	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
24.8
31,154	32.3%
65,186	67.7%
6,968	7.2%

30,641
3.03

23,429	76.5%
19,526	83.3%
1,995	8.5%
7,212	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,689	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,276	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,377	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,881	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,408	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,192	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,549	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,638	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,256	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,969	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,764	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,488	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,734	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,883	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,580	5.6%
$200,000 or more	3,285	4.0%

Median Household Income	51,232
Per Capita Income	26,900

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,972	6.1%
Public Assistance	5,563	6.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,421	24.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	25,910	62.4%
Unemployed	1,971	4.7%
In Armed Forces	727	1.8%

Total Labor Force	28,608	68.9%
Not in Labor Force	12,901	31.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,195	25,810	54.7%
Non-Profit	1,935	3,319	36.8%
Self-Employed	5,769	2,751	67.7%

Local Government	3,239	3,896	45.4%
State Government	3,359	5,099	39.7%
Federal Government	3,572	1,811	66.4%

Total Private + Self	36,964	28,561	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,105	14,125	46.1%
Total	49,069	42,686	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	22.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,578	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,643	20.2%
Professional, Technical	22,816	24.8%
Service Occupations	20,333	22.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,468	1.6%
All others	19,718	21.4%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,259	15.5%
Educational services	12,298	13.4%
Retail trade	10,105	11.0%
Construction	7,661	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	7,205	7.8%
Public administration	6,943	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,321	5.8%
Other services	4,232	4.6%
Manufacturing	3,963	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,775	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,664	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,858	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,845	3.1%
Wholesale trade	1,499	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,325	1.4%
Utilities	1,103	1.2%
Information	1,064	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,018	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	863	0.9%
Management	87	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	133,397	60.67%
Puerto Rican	1,005	0.46%
Cuban	186	0.08%
Dominican	67	0.03%

Total Central American	966	0.44%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	206	0.09%
Honduran	188	0.09%
Nicaraguan	23	0.01%
Panamanian	210	0.10%
Salvadoran	339	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	276	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	187	0.09%
Ecuadorian	16	0.01%
Paraguayan	12	0.01%
Peruvian	17	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	44	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	15,695	7.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	751	0.34%
Chinese	386	0.18%
Indian	384	0.17%
Korean	274	0.12%
Bangladeshi	273	0.12%
Japanese	262	0.12%
Vietnamese	93	0.04%
Thai	28	0.01%
Malaysian	7	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	108,769	52.6%
Spanish	93,060	45.0%
Other	1,111	0.5%
Arabic	724	0.4%
Other Indo-European	659	0.3%
German, other Germanic	542	0.3%
Tagalog	506	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	352	0.2%
Other Asian	334	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	14,582	6.6%
English	12,598	5.7%
Irish	10,199	4.6%
American	5,592	2.5%
Italian	3,417	1.6%
French	2,504	1.1%
Scottish	2,227	1.0%
European	1,873	0.9%
Polish	1,615	0.7%
Dutch	1,519	0.7%
Swedish	1,380	0.6%
Norwegian	1,162	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	884	0.4%
Arab	681	0.3%
Portuguese	591	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	202,335	92.0%
Not a citizen	17,535	8.0%

Native	185,635	84.4%
Foreign-born	34,235	15.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,719	10.2%	11,023	8.2%	30,199	22.5%	38,537	28.7%	23,076	17.2%	17,790	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,719	10.2%
9-12 Years	11,023	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,199	22.5%
Some College	38,537	28.7%
Bach. Degree	23,076	17.2%
Grad Degree	17,790	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	120,206	110,642	9,564	8.0%
1991	119,774	109,860	9,914	8.3%
1992	122,018	112,040	9,978	8.2%
1993	123,784	113,800	9,984	8.1%
1994	125,476	114,272	11,204	8.9%
1995	128,824	117,176	11,648	9.0%
1996	132,800	119,824	12,976	9.8%
1997	133,874	122,170	11,704	8.7%
1998	137,000	125,214	11,786	8.6%
1999	141,786	130,492	11,294	8.0%

2000	151,924	142,488	9,436	6.2%
2001	153,062	143,696	9,366	6.1%
2002	157,384	147,634	9,750	6.2%
2003	162,110	151,568	10,542	6.5%
2004	163,012	152,922	10,090	6.2%
2005	167,946	158,284	9,662	5.8%
2006	169,076	161,148	7,928	4.7%
2007	171,364	164,526	6,838	4.0%
2008	175,714	167,716	7,998	4.6%
2009	178,140	165,874	12,266	6.9%

2010	185,792	171,964	13,828	7.4%
2011	185,746	172,248	13,498	7.3%
2012	187,740	174,280	13,460	7.2%
2013	188,568	174,518	14,050	7.5%
2014	188,910	175,316	13,594	7.2%
2015	189,948	175,894	14,054	7.4%
2016	192,740	178,780	13,960	7.2%
2017	193,162	180,178	12,984	6.7%
2018	194,308	183,256	11,052	5.7%
2019	197,182	185,598	11,584	5.9%

2020	194,306	178,160	16,146	8.3%
2021	197,110	183,464	13,646	6.9%
2022	199,064	190,334	8,730	4.4%
2023	204,306	195,526	8,780	4.3%
2024	204,578	194,550	10,028	4.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	90,294
Median Value	$187,400

Occupied	81,969	90.8%
Vacant	8,325	9.2%

Owned	52,513	64.1%
Rented	29,456	35.9%
Median Rent	$858

Single-Family Units	56,593	62.7%
Detached	53,428	59.2%
Attached	3,165	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,153	10.1%
Mobile Homes	17,798	19.7%

Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area