Las Cruces

Population: 112,612
Median household income: $55,176
Median home value: $217,400

Located in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, Las Cruces is a community with a population of 112,612. Its median household income of $55,176 runs in line with the DoÃ±a Ana County figure of $55,663.

From 2019 to 2023, Las Cruces's population grew 10.3% from 102,102 to 112,612, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $155,200 to $217,400.

Owners occupy 55.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 112,612
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $55,176
Median home value: $217,400
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 49,809
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,102112,612

Median household income

$43,022$55,176

Median home value

$155,200$217,400

Median gross rent

$788$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,102	$43,022	$155,200	$788
2020	102,950	$45,140	$161,100	$805
2021	109,934	$47,722	$167,800	$824
2022	111,273	$51,013	$197,200	$907
2023	112,612	$55,176	$217,400	$946

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,598	5.9%
5 to 17	18,224	16.2%
18 to 24	16,737	14.9%
25 to 34	17,960	15.9%
35 to 44	12,678	11.3%
45 to 54	11,036	9.8%
55 to 64	11,099	9.9%
65 to 74	10,576	9.4%
75 and over	7,704	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,566	33.4%
Black or African American	2,480	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	820	0.7%
Asian	2,041	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	90	0.1%
Some other race	305	0.3%
Two or more races	2,397	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66,913	59.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,439	11.9%
High school graduate	13,856	19.5%
Some college or associate's	22,250	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	14,352	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12,156	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,731	74.7%
Carpooled	5,242	10.7%
Public transit	211	0.4%
Walked	643	1.3%
Bicycle	713	1.5%
Worked from home	4,851	9.9%
Other means	767	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,780	40.1%
15 to 29 min	19,138	43.2%
30 to 44 min	3,901	8.8%
45 to 59 min	1,600	3.6%
60+ min	1,888	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 22.0% (24,465 of 111,260)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,577	54.8%
Nonfamily households	21,084	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	46,661	93.7%
Vacant	3,148	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,929	55.6%
Renter-occupied	20,732	44.4%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,916	60.1%
1-unit, attached	2,425	4.9%
2 to 4 units	4,542	9.1%
5 to 19 units	5,485	11.0%
20 or more units	3,103	6.2%
Mobile home & other	4,338	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3539380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 77 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 32.3264, -106.7897