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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—New Mexico

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Las Cruces, New Mexico




Las Cruces (city), New Mexico

   People QuickFactsLas CrucesNew Mexico
Population, 2003 estimate 76,9901,874,614
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.7%3.1%
Population, 2000 74,2671,819,046
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 18.5%20.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0%7.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.1%28.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.1%11.7%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.5%50.8%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)69.0%66.8%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)2.3%1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.7%9.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.2%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)21.6%17.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.1%3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 51.7%42.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.6%54.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 10.5%8.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 40.4%36.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.3%78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 28.4%23.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.121.9
 
Housing units, 2000 31,682780,579
Homeownership rate, 2000 58.1%70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $91,200$108,100
 
Households, 2000 29,184677,971
Persons per household, 2000 2.462.63
Median household income, 1999 $30,375$34,133
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,704$17,261
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 23.3%18.4%
   Business QuickFactsLas CrucesNew Mexico
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 194,2477,397,572
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 955,61614,984,454
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $12,715$8,697
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 103,2092,146,558
Total number of firms, 1997 6,053131,685
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 37.7%28.5%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 29.2%29.4%
   Geography QuickFactsLas CrucesNew Mexico
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 52121,356
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,425.715.0
FIPS Code 3938035
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:36 EST

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