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Las Cruces Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 174,682
Land Area (2000): 9,860.560 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 19.259 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	279,672	79.66%
Rural, Farm	5,118	1.46%
Rural, Non-farm	66,280	18.88%

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Las Cruces Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	60,163	55,312	4,851	8.06%	81
1991	59,588	54,709	4,879	8.19%	82
1992	60,866	55,799	5,067	8.32%	83
1993	61,765	56,788	4,977	8.06%	81
1994	62,594	56,941	5,653	9.03%	91
1995	64,594	58,653	5,941	9.20%	92
1996	66,368	59,906	6,462	9.74%	98
1997	67,125	61,141	5,984	8.92%	89
1998	68,612	62,700	5,912	8.62%	86
1999	71,179	65,546	5,633	7.91%	79
2000	76,425	71,730	4,695	6.14%	62
2001	76,931	72,233	4,697	6.11%	61
2002	78,856	73,911	4,945	6.27%	63
2003	81,376	76,023	5,353	6.58%	66
2004	82,473	77,192	5,281	6.40%	64
2005	84,988	80,068	4,920	5.79%	58
2006	86,478	82,329	4,149	4.80%	48
2007	87,316	83,924	3,392	3.88%	39
2008	88,485	84,755	3,730	4.22%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	58,193	53,531	4,662	8.01%	80
Feb 1990	59,180	54,367	4,813	8.13%	81
Mar 1990	59,277	54,469	4,808	8.11%	81
Apr 1990	60,474	55,616	4,858	8.03%	80
May 1990	60,963	56,114	4,849	7.95%	80
Jun 1990	61,446	55,685	5,761	9.38%	94
Jul 1990	59,396	54,124	5,272	8.88%	89
Aug 1990	59,900	54,944	4,956	8.27%	83
Sep 1990	60,681	56,002	4,679	7.71%	77
Oct 1990	60,694	56,311	4,383	7.22%	72
Nov 1990	60,902	56,301	4,601	7.55%	76
Dec 1990	60,849	56,279	4,570	7.51%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	57,427	52,499	4,928	8.58%	86
Feb 1991	58,680	53,476	5,204	8.87%	89
Mar 1991	59,037	53,648	5,389	9.13%	91
Apr 1991	58,286	53,417	4,869	8.35%	84
May 1991	58,459	53,478	4,981	8.52%	85
Jun 1991	59,737	53,890	5,847	9.79%	98
Jul 1991	59,982	54,700	5,282	8.81%	88
Aug 1991	58,841	54,317	4,524	7.69%	77
Sep 1991	61,810	57,357	4,453	7.20%	72
Oct 1991	61,146	56,729	4,417	7.22%	72
Nov 1991	60,745	56,487	4,258	7.01%	70
Dec 1991	60,906	56,507	4,399	7.22%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	58,676	53,558	5,118	8.72%	87
Feb 1992	59,139	53,929	5,210	8.81%	88
Mar 1992	60,090	54,753	5,337	8.88%	89
Apr 1992	59,777	54,917	4,860	8.13%	81
May 1992	60,846	55,826	5,020	8.25%	83
Jun 1992	61,209	54,957	6,252	10.21%	102
Jul 1992	60,452	54,964	5,488	9.08%	91
Aug 1992	60,254	55,261	4,993	8.29%	83
Sep 1992	63,500	58,760	4,740	7.46%	75
Oct 1992	62,687	57,959	4,728	7.54%	75
Nov 1992	62,148	57,485	4,663	7.50%	75
Dec 1992	61,613	57,221	4,392	7.13%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	59,573	54,885	4,688	7.87%	79
Feb 1993	59,836	54,969	4,867	8.13%	81
Mar 1993	60,717	55,544	5,173	8.52%	85
Apr 1993	60,476	55,400	5,076	8.39%	84
May 1993	62,047	56,784	5,263	8.48%	85
Jun 1993	64,209	58,089	6,120	9.53%	95
Jul 1993	61,885	56,211	5,674	9.17%	92
Aug 1993	62,323	57,179	5,144	8.25%	83
Sep 1993	62,062	57,572	4,490	7.23%	72
Oct 1993	63,512	58,858	4,654	7.33%	73
Nov 1993	62,833	58,507	4,326	6.88%	69
Dec 1993	61,702	57,458	4,244	6.88%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	59,801	54,084	5,717	9.56%	96
Feb 1994	60,570	54,589	5,981	9.87%	99
Mar 1994	61,137	54,972	6,165	10.08%	101
Apr 1994	61,266	55,259	6,007	9.80%	98
May 1994	62,416	56,366	6,050	9.69%	97
Jun 1994	63,324	56,710	6,614	10.44%	104
Jul 1994	61,910	55,713	6,197	10.01%	100
Aug 1994	63,299	57,705	5,594	8.84%	88
Sep 1994	64,513	59,224	5,289	8.20%	82
Oct 1994	65,036	59,977	5,059	7.78%	78
Nov 1994	64,311	59,523	4,788	7.45%	74
Dec 1994	63,548	59,172	4,376	6.89%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	62,666	56,761	5,905	9.42%	94
Feb 1995	62,915	56,989	5,926	9.42%	94
Mar 1995	63,804	57,778	6,026	9.44%	94
Apr 1995	63,327	57,326	6,001	9.48%	95
May 1995	64,640	58,531	6,109	9.45%	95
Jun 1995	65,157	58,555	6,602	10.13%	101
Jul 1995	64,175	57,841	6,334	9.87%	99
Aug 1995	63,980	58,228	5,752	8.99%	90
Sep 1995	65,587	59,803	5,784	8.82%	88
Oct 1995	66,660	61,234	5,426	8.14%	81
Nov 1995	66,782	61,234	5,548	8.31%	83
Dec 1995	65,439	59,559	5,880	8.99%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	64,804	57,584	7,220	11.14%	111
Feb 1996	65,041	58,055	6,986	10.74%	107
Mar 1996	65,693	58,928	6,765	10.30%	103
Apr 1996	65,381	58,774	6,607	10.11%	101
May 1996	67,580	60,273	7,307	10.81%	108
Jun 1996	66,420	59,543	6,877	10.35%	104
Jul 1996	66,391	59,797	6,594	9.93%	99
Aug 1996	66,393	60,566	5,827	8.78%	88
Sep 1996	67,331	61,418	5,913	8.78%	88
Oct 1996	68,350	62,567	5,783	8.46%	85
Nov 1996	67,376	61,598	5,778	8.58%	86
Dec 1996	65,650	59,769	5,881	8.96%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	64,846	57,849	6,997	10.79%	108
Feb 1997	65,570	58,519	7,051	10.75%	108
Mar 1997	66,299	59,227	7,072	10.67%	107
Apr 1997	66,650	60,022	6,628	9.94%	99
May 1997	67,359	61,146	6,213	9.22%	92
Jun 1997	66,846	60,437	6,409	9.59%	96
Jul 1997	66,503	60,837	5,666	8.52%	85
Aug 1997	66,620	61,527	5,093	7.64%	76
Sep 1997	67,380	62,264	5,116	7.59%	76
Oct 1997	69,059	64,057	5,002	7.24%	72
Nov 1997	68,925	63,896	5,029	7.30%	73
Dec 1997	69,446	63,909	5,537	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	67,545	60,968	6,577	9.74%	97
Feb 1998	67,857	60,903	6,954	10.25%	102
Mar 1998	68,986	61,766	7,220	10.47%	105
Apr 1998	68,361	61,976	6,385	9.34%	93
May 1998	68,642	62,522	6,120	8.92%	89
Jun 1998	68,532	61,897	6,635	9.68%	97
Jul 1998	66,311	60,537	5,774	8.71%	87
Aug 1998	68,459	63,244	5,215	7.62%	76
Sep 1998	68,419	63,259	5,160	7.54%	75
Oct 1998	70,399	65,282	5,117	7.27%	73
Nov 1998	69,976	65,116	4,860	6.95%	69
Dec 1998	69,852	64,925	4,927	7.05%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	69,387	63,567	5,820	8.39%	84
Feb 1999	70,079	63,866	6,213	8.87%	89
Mar 1999	70,666	64,629	6,037	8.54%	85
Apr 1999	70,738	64,768	5,970	8.44%	84
May 1999	70,930	64,788	6,142	8.66%	87
Jun 1999	71,881	65,057	6,824	9.49%	95
Jul 1999	69,840	63,982	5,858	8.39%	84
Aug 1999	71,803	66,610	5,193	7.23%	72
Sep 1999	71,535	66,372	5,163	7.22%	72
Oct 1999	72,115	67,240	4,875	6.76%	68
Nov 1999	72,780	68,115	4,665	6.41%	64
Dec 1999	72,396	67,561	4,835	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	76,452	71,391	5,061	6.62%	66
Feb 2000	76,699	71,333	5,366	7.00%	70
Mar 2000	76,695	71,584	5,111	6.66%	67
Apr 2000	76,077	71,433	4,644	6.10%	61
May 2000	76,396	71,458	4,938	6.46%	65
Jun 2000	75,111	70,065	5,046	6.72%	67
Jul 2000	74,481	69,591	4,890	6.57%	66
Aug 2000	75,674	71,165	4,509	5.96%	60
Sep 2000	76,068	71,796	4,272	5.62%	56
Oct 2000	77,497	73,393	4,104	5.30%	53
Nov 2000	78,325	74,107	4,218	5.39%	54
Dec 2000	77,622	73,443	4,179	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	76,235	71,134	5,101	6.69%	67
Feb 2001	76,924	71,681	5,243	6.82%	68
Mar 2001	77,567	72,179	5,388	6.95%	69
Apr 2001	77,582	72,689	4,893	6.31%	63
May 2001	77,856	73,233	4,623	5.94%	59
Jun 2001	75,658	70,778	4,880	6.45%	65
Jul 2001	75,278	70,668	4,610	6.12%	61
Aug 2001	75,515	71,204	4,311	5.71%	57
Sep 2001	77,590	73,334	4,256	5.49%	55
Oct 2001	78,016	73,696	4,320	5.54%	55
Nov 2001	77,609	73,268	4,341	5.59%	56
Dec 2001	77,337	72,935	4,402	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	76,114	71,152	4,962	6.52%	65
Feb 2002	77,948	72,817	5,131	6.58%	66
Mar 2002	78,324	73,284	5,040	6.43%	64
Apr 2002	78,261	73,215	5,046	6.45%	64
May 2002	79,282	74,168	5,114	6.45%	65
Jun 2002	78,055	72,465	5,590	7.16%	72
Jul 2002	77,502	72,178	5,324	6.87%	69
Aug 2002	80,079	75,455	4,624	5.77%	58
Sep 2002	79,721	75,148	4,573	5.74%	57
Oct 2002	80,708	76,118	4,590	5.69%	57
Nov 2002	80,451	75,737	4,714	5.86%	59
Dec 2002	79,822	75,193	4,629	5.80%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	79,682	74,251	5,431	6.82%	68
Feb 2003	80,655	74,960	5,695	7.06%	71
Mar 2003	80,563	75,053	5,510	6.84%	68
Apr 2003	81,636	76,115	5,521	6.76%	68
May 2003	82,221	76,834	5,387	6.55%	66
Jun 2003	80,496	74,588	5,908	7.34%	73
Jul 2003	80,673	74,980	5,693	7.06%	71
Aug 2003	81,760	76,647	5,113	6.25%	63
Sep 2003	81,904	76,834	5,070	6.19%	62
Oct 2003	82,301	77,412	4,889	5.94%	59
Nov 2003	82,548	77,514	5,034	6.10%	61
Dec 2003	82,075	77,085	4,990	6.08%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	80,672	74,899	5,773	7.16%	72
Feb 2004	81,604	75,998	5,606	6.87%	69
Mar 2004	81,501	75,848	5,653	6.94%	69
Apr 2004	81,689	76,235	5,454	6.68%	67
May 2004	82,289	76,915	5,374	6.53%	65
Jun 2004	82,015	76,201	5,814	7.09%	71
Jul 2004	82,325	76,555	5,770	7.01%	70
Aug 2004	82,472	77,621	4,851	5.88%	59
Sep 2004	83,208	78,291	4,917	5.91%	59
Oct 2004	83,617	78,908	4,709	5.63%	56
Nov 2004	84,404	79,712	4,692	5.56%	56
Dec 2004	83,879	79,123	4,756	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	82,806	77,533	5,273	6.37%	64
Feb 2005	83,939	78,303	5,636	6.71%	67
Mar 2005	84,054	78,707	5,347	6.36%	64
Apr 2005	84,530	79,259	5,271	6.24%	62
May 2005	85,049	79,783	5,266	6.19%	62
Jun 2005	84,492	79,124	5,368	6.35%	64
Jul 2005	84,668	79,321	5,347	6.32%	63
Aug 2005	84,904	80,342	4,562	5.37%	54
Sep 2005	86,016	81,454	4,562	5.30%	53
Oct 2005	86,707	82,508	4,199	4.84%	48
Nov 2005	86,633	82,432	4,201	4.85%	48
Dec 2005	86,055	82,053	4,002	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	83,721	79,161	4,560	5.45%	54
Feb 2006	86,171	81,321	4,850	5.63%	56
Mar 2006	86,214	81,705	4,509	5.23%	52
Apr 2006	86,500	82,065	4,435	5.13%	51
May 2006	87,006	82,644	4,362	5.01%	50
Jun 2006	86,726	82,042	4,684	5.40%	54
Jul 2006	85,665	80,939	4,726	5.52%	55
Aug 2006	85,977	82,168	3,809	4.43%	44
Sep 2006	86,601	82,876	3,725	4.30%	43
Oct 2006	87,419	84,055	3,364	3.85%	38
Nov 2006	88,027	84,578	3,449	3.92%	39
Dec 2006	87,706	84,397	3,309	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	84,905	80,902	4,003	4.71%	47
Feb 2007	86,964	83,048	3,916	4.50%	45
Mar 2007	87,038	83,437	3,601	4.14%	41
Apr 2007	87,266	83,756	3,510	4.02%	40
May 2007	87,321	83,893	3,428	3.93%	39
Jun 2007	87,072	83,313	3,759	4.32%	43
Jul 2007	87,013	83,196	3,817	4.39%	44
Aug 2007	86,689	83,621	3,068	3.54%	35
Sep 2007	87,751	84,796	2,955	3.37%	34
Oct 2007	88,649	85,836	2,813	3.17%	32
Nov 2007	88,788	85,924	2,864	3.23%	32
Dec 2007	88,340	85,371	2,969	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	85,809	82,653	3,156	3.68%	37
Feb 2008	87,864	84,381	3,483	3.96%	40
Mar 2008	88,573	84,894	3,679	4.15%	42
Apr 2008	88,669	85,240	3,429	3.87%	39
May 2008	88,696	85,127	3,569	4.02%	40
Jun 2008	88,864	84,586	4,278	4.81%	48
Jul 2008	88,446	84,064	4,382	4.95%	50
Aug 2008	89,542	85,340	4,202	4.69%	47
Sep 2008	89,902	86,508	3,394	3.78%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Las Cruces Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	9,886	13.43%
2.	Educational Services	7,920	10.76%
3.	Public Administration	6,818	9.26%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,496	6.11%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,964	5.39%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,042	4.13%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,422	3.29%
8.	Health Care	2,372	3.22%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	2,356	3.20%
10.	Truck Transportation	2,236	3.04%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,886	2.56%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,788	2.43%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,784	2.42%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,450	1.97%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	1,146	1.56%
16.	Food Manufacturing	1,122	1.52%
17.	Finance and Insurance	1,116	1.52%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,100	1.49%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,050	1.43%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	1,034	1.40%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	12,898	20.88%
2.	Health Care	7,930	12.84%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,090	8.24%
4.	Public Administration	4,488	7.27%
5.	Social Assistance	3,614	5.85%
6.	Finance and Insurance	2,506	4.06%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,100	3.40%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,054	3.33%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	1,994	3.23%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,730	2.80%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,420	2.30%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,080	1.75%
13.	Construction	1,030	1.67%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	864	1.40%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	858	1.39%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	812	1.31%
17.	Private Household Services	788	1.28%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	748	1.21%
19.	Other Transportation	520	0.84%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	518	0.84%

Las Cruces Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,812	5.18%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,758	5.11%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,466	4.71%
4.	Other Management Occupations	3,140	4.27%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,096	4.21%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,530	3.44%
7.	Construction Laborers	2,138	2.90%
8.	Other Construction Trades	2,116	2.87%
9.	Other Production Occupations	2,090	2.84%
10.	Agricultural Workers	1,988	2.70%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,920	2.61%
12.	Engineers	1,822	2.48%
13.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,760	2.39%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,742	2.37%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,636	2.22%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,628	2.21%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,596	2.17%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,580	2.15%
19.	Computer Specialists	1,368	1.86%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,242	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,784	6.13%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,656	5.92%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	3,220	5.21%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,768	4.48%
5.	Child Care Workers	2,610	4.23%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,480	4.02%
7.	Cashiers	2,478	4.01%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,470	4.00%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,980	3.21%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,838	2.98%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,764	2.86%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,524	2.47%
13.	Registered Nurses	1,512	2.45%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,442	2.33%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,418	2.30%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,374	2.22%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,362	2.21%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,214	1.97%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,070	1.73%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,070	1.73%

Las Cruces Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	128,176	49.73%
15-35 hours	34,458	13.37%
1-14 hours	8,029	3.12%
No regular hours	87,087	33.79%

Las Cruces Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,507	2.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,776	2.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,396	4.17%
6 AM-6:29 AM	11,298	8.72%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	14,658	11.32%
7 AM-7:29 AM	17,642	13.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	25,962	20.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM	13,131	10.14%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,182	4.00%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	7,056	5.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,660	2.83%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,987	1.53%
Noon-3:59 PM	7,730	5.97%
4 PM-11:59 PM	9,512	7.35%

Las Cruces Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,092	3.93%
5-9	17,832	13.77%
10-14	23,830	18.40%
15-19	26,525	20.48%
20-24	17,202	13.28%
25-29	5,879	4.54%
30-34	14,800	11.43%
35-39	2,496	1.93%
40-44	2,656	2.05%
45-59	6,943	5.36%
60-89	4,217	3.26%
At least 90	2,025	1.56%

Las Cruces Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	288	0.22%	96,072	74.19%
30-44	170	0.13%	19,782	15.28%
45-59	0	0.00%	6,943	5.36%
At least 60	148	0.11%	6,094	4.71%

Las Cruces Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	666	0.50%
Car / truck / van, carpool	19,587	14.58%
Car / truck / van, solo	103,606	77.14%
Motorcycle	336	0.25%
Other	1,309	0.97%
Public transportation	606	0.45%
Walked	3,387	2.52%
Worked at home	4,808	3.58%

Las Cruces Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 118,958 (339,334 people)
: 85,966 (289,656 people)
: 24,964
: 172,157
Las Cruces Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	17,443	14.58%
$10,000-$14,999	12,791	10.69%
$15,000-$19,999	10,849	9.07%
$20,000-$24,999	9,777	8.17%
$25,000-$29,999	9,156	7.66%
$30,000-$34,999	8,202	6.86%
$35,000-$39,999	7,273	6.08%
$40,000-$44,999	6,880	5.75%
$45,000-$49,999	5,075	4.24%
$50,000-$59,999	8,616	7.20%
$60,000-$74,999	8,951	7.48%
$75,000-$99,999	8,165	6.83%
$100,000-$124,999	3,054	2.55%
$125,000-$149,999	1,440	1.20%
$150,000-$199,999	887	0.74%
$200,000 or more	1,041	0.87%

Las Cruces Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	12,708	21.34%
Family, 2 people	15,123	25.39%
Nonfamily, 2 people	3,087	5.18%
Family, 3 people	9,601	16.12%
Nonfamily, 3 people	600	1.01%
Family, 4 people	9,136	15.34%
Nonfamily, 4 people	196	0.33%
Family, 5 people	5,166	8.67%
Nonfamily, 5 people	37	0.06%
Family, 6 people	2,299	3.86%
Nonfamily, 6 people	12	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	1,587	2.66%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.01%

Las Cruces Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	96,334	30.38%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	31,960	10.08%
Public Assistance	7,140	2.25%
Retirement	21,024	6.63%
Self Employment	15,681	4.95%
Social Security	28,853	9.10%
Supplemental Security	5,934	1.87%
Wage / Salary	92,163	29.07%
Other	17,969	5.67%

Las Cruces Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	31,809	49.92%
With children under 18	31,905	50.08%

Las Cruces Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,942	8.54%
Married	71,722	55.99%
Never Married	42,423	33.12%
Widowed	3,014	2.35%

Las Cruces Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	14,751	10.88%
Married	72,962	53.81%
Never Married	36,972	27.27%
Widowed	10,909	8.05%

Las Cruces Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Las Cruces Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	38,493	15.58%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	33,612	13.61%
High school diploma or equivalent	55,859	22.62%
Some college, no degree	59,395	24.05%
Associate degree	12,208	4.94%
Bachelors degree	28,581	11.57%
Graduate or professional degree	18,847	7.63%

Las Cruces Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,661	2.10%	1,435	0.82%	5,096	2.92%
Kindergarten	5,567	3.19%	442	0.25%	6,009	3.44%
Grades 1-4	22,536	12.90%	1,092	0.63%	23,628	13.53%
Grades 5-8	24,518	14.04%	1,236	0.71%	25,754	14.74%
Grades 9-12	23,653	13.54%	706	0.40%	24,359	13.94%
Undergrad college	28,807	16.49%	1,979	1.13%	30,786	17.62%
Graduate or professional school	4,486	2.57%	436	0.25%	4,922	2.82%
Total	113,228	64.82%	7,326	4.19%	120,554	69.01%

Las Cruces Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Las Cruces Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	393	345
2002	327	319
2003	377	292
2004	415	299

Las Cruces Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Las Cruces Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	254,472	74.67%
Below Poverty Level	86,344	25.33%

Las Cruces Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,658
Las Cruces Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2005	2.694	0.790	0.042	0.636	4.163	0.000	7.330	21.957	2.323	31.610
2006	3.276	0.687	0.026	0.588	4.578	0.000	6.906	21.467	2.578	30.950

Las Cruces Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Las Cruces Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	28,255	16.18%
10-19 Years	31,056	17.78%
20-29 Years	27,612	15.81%
30-39 Years	23,390	13.39%
40-49 Years	23,071	13.21%
50-59 Years	16,509	9.45%
60-69 Years	12,050	6.90%
70-79 Years	8,848	5.07%
80-89 Years	3,282	1.88%
90+ Years	609	0.35%

Las Cruces Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	85,782	49.11%
Female	88,900	50.89%

Las Cruces Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	110,665	63.35%
Caucasian	56,688	32.45%
African-American	2,261	1.29%
Multiracial	1,873	1.07%
Amerindian	1,279	0.73%
Asian	1,241	0.71%
Other Race	608	0.35%
Pacific Islander	67	0.04%

Las Cruces Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	26,968	21.20%
2.	English	19,972	15.70%
3.	Irish	18,544	14.58%
4.	United States Or American	14,780	11.62%
5.	French Non-Basque	5,050	3.97%
6.	Italian	5,016	3.94%
7.	Scotch Irish	4,534	3.56%
8.	Scottish	4,021	3.16%
9.	Dutch	2,956	2.32%
10.	Polish	2,670	2.10%

Las Cruces Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	170,225	52.55%
2.	Only English	147,945	45.67%
3.	German	1,468	0.45%
4.	French	657	0.20%
5.	Navajo	536	0.17%
6.	Chinese	496	0.15%
7.	Russian	326	0.10%
8.	Korean	286	0.09%
9.	Arabic	224	0.07%
10.	Other Indic	164	0.05%

Las Cruces Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	285,632	81.36%
Naturalized immigrant	22,503	6.41%
Not a citizen	42,935	12.23%

Las Cruces Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Las Cruces Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Dona Ana County

Las Cruces Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anthony	Las Cruces	Santa Teresa
Berino	Mesilla	South Dona Ana
Chamberino	Mesilla Park	Sunland Park
Chaparral	Mesquite	University Park
Dona Ana	Organ	Vado
Fairacres	Radium Springs	White Sands
Garfield	Rincon	White Sands Missile Range
Hatch	Salem
La Mesa	San Miguel

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Las Cruces (88,184)	University Park (2,732)	White Sands Missile Range
Dona Ana (17,853)	Santa Teresa (2,607)	Garfield
Anthony (16,511)	Mesilla (2,180)	Berino
Sunland Park (13,309)	Radium Springs (1,518)	Mesilla Park
South Dona Ana (7,446)	White Sands (1,382)	San Miguel
Chaparral (6,117)	Mesquite (948)	Organ
Fairacres (5,305)	Salem (795)	La Mesa
Hatch (4,572)	Rincon (220)
Vado (3,003)	Chamberino