Dona Ana County, NM Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

New mexico



Dona Ana County, New Mexico

People QuickFactsDona Ana CountyNew Mexico
Population, 2005 estimate 189,4441,928,384
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 8.5%6.0%
Population, 2000 174,6821,819,046
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 8.0%7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 27.4%25.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 11.4%12.2%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.7%50.8%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)93.6%84.5%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.4%2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.6%10.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.9%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.3%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)64.8%43.4%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 31.4%43.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.1%54.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 18.7%8.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 54.4%36.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 70.0%78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.3%23.5%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 31,450338,430
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.321.9
Housing units, 2005 72,372838,668
Homeownership rate, 2000 67.5%70.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 16.3%15.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $90,900$108,100
Households, 2000 59,556677,971
Persons per household, 2000 2.852.63
Median household income, 2003 $30,150$35,091
Per capita money income, 1999 $13,999$17,261
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 24.5%17.7%
Business QuickFactsDona Ana CountyNew Mexico
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 3,42244,2051
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 42,580580,5761
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 14.9%5.7%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 10,701112,223
Total number of firms, 2002 12,260136,711
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA5.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.6%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 44.9%21.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.5%30.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 749,17610,168,130
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 306,2268,993,729
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,252,18818,328,637
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,012$9,880
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 155,2902,771,474
Building permits, 2005 2,51114,1801
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 1,388,59919,863,9671
Geography QuickFactsDona Ana CountyNew Mexico
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3,807121,355
Persons per square mile, 2000 45.915.0
FIPS Code 01335
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Las Cruces, NM Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(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, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:34 EST
Sources +
✖
 

 

sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.