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Population (2000): 88,184
Land Area (2000): 523.626 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.678 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 41.8186 (5.5) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 80.4186 (26.9) / 94.2186 (34.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,155
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,618
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 9 inches

Las Cruces Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	76,230	2002	Not Available	2005	80,573
2000	79,236	2003	75,806	2006	83,795
2001	74,679	2004	78,168	2007	87,958

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	85,358	96.79%
Rural, Farm	90	0.10%
Rural, Non-farm	2,739	3.11%

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Las Cruces Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	30,385	28,061	2,324	7.65%	76
1991	30,092	27,755	2,337	7.77%	78
1992	30,735	28,308	2,427	7.90%	79
1993	31,194	28,810	2,384	7.64%	76
1994	31,595	28,888	2,708	8.57%	86
1995	32,602	29,756	2,846	8.73%	87
1996	33,487	30,392	3,095	9.24%	92
1997	33,885	31,018	2,867	8.46%	85
1998	34,641	31,809	2,832	8.17%	82
1999	35,951	33,253	2,698	7.51%	75
2000	35,749	33,733	2,016	5.64%	56
2001	35,987	33,970	2,017	5.60%	56
2002	36,882	34,759	2,123	5.76%	58
2003	38,050	35,752	2,298	6.04%	61
2004	38,569	36,302	2,267	5.88%	59
2005	40,386	38,611	1,775	4.40%	44
2006	41,959	40,415	1,545	3.68%	37
2007	42,466	41,198	1,268	2.99%	30
2008	43,061	41,605	1,455	3.38%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	29,390	27,157	2,233	7.60%	76
Feb 1990	29,888	27,582	2,306	7.72%	77
Mar 1990	29,936	27,633	2,303	7.69%	77
Apr 1990	30,542	28,215	2,327	7.62%	76
May 1990	30,791	28,468	2,323	7.54%	75
Jun 1990	31,010	28,250	2,760	8.90%	89
Jul 1990	29,983	27,458	2,525	8.42%	84
Aug 1990	30,247	27,874	2,373	7.85%	78
Sep 1990	30,651	28,410	2,241	7.31%	73
Oct 1990	30,666	28,567	2,099	6.84%	68
Nov 1990	30,768	28,563	2,205	7.17%	72
Dec 1990	30,742	28,552	2,190	7.12%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	28,994	26,634	2,360	8.14%	81
Feb 1991	29,622	27,130	2,492	8.41%	84
Mar 1991	29,797	27,216	2,581	8.66%	87
Apr 1991	29,431	27,099	2,332	7.92%	79
May 1991	29,516	27,130	2,386	8.08%	81
Jun 1991	30,140	27,339	2,801	9.29%	93
Jul 1991	30,280	27,750	2,530	8.36%	84
Aug 1991	29,724	27,557	2,167	7.29%	73
Sep 1991	31,233	29,099	2,134	6.83%	68
Oct 1991	30,896	28,780	2,116	6.85%	68
Nov 1991	30,697	28,657	2,040	6.65%	66
Dec 1991	30,774	28,666	2,108	6.85%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	29,621	27,170	2,451	8.27%	83
Feb 1992	29,854	27,359	2,495	8.36%	84
Mar 1992	30,334	27,777	2,557	8.43%	84
Apr 1992	30,188	27,860	2,328	7.71%	77
May 1992	30,727	28,322	2,405	7.83%	78
Jun 1992	30,876	27,881	2,995	9.70%	97
Jul 1992	30,512	27,884	2,628	8.61%	86
Aug 1992	30,427	28,035	2,392	7.86%	79
Sep 1992	32,081	29,811	2,270	7.08%	71
Oct 1992	31,668	29,404	2,264	7.15%	71
Nov 1992	31,398	29,163	2,235	7.12%	71
Dec 1992	31,134	29,030	2,104	6.76%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	30,090	27,845	2,245	7.46%	75
Feb 1993	30,217	27,886	2,331	7.71%	77
Mar 1993	30,657	28,179	2,478	8.08%	81
Apr 1993	30,537	28,106	2,431	7.96%	80
May 1993	31,329	28,808	2,521	8.05%	80
Jun 1993	32,402	29,470	2,932	9.05%	90
Jul 1993	31,235	28,517	2,718	8.70%	87
Aug 1993	31,471	29,007	2,464	7.83%	78
Sep 1993	31,359	29,208	2,151	6.86%	69
Oct 1993	32,090	29,861	2,229	6.95%	69
Nov 1993	31,753	29,681	2,072	6.53%	65
Dec 1993	31,184	29,150	2,034	6.52%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	30,177	27,439	2,738	9.07%	91
Feb 1994	30,560	27,695	2,865	9.38%	94
Mar 1994	30,842	27,889	2,953	9.57%	96
Apr 1994	30,911	28,033	2,878	9.31%	93
May 1994	31,493	28,595	2,898	9.20%	92
Jun 1994	31,938	28,770	3,168	9.92%	99
Jul 1994	31,233	28,264	2,969	9.51%	95
Aug 1994	31,954	29,275	2,679	8.38%	84
Sep 1994	32,578	30,045	2,533	7.78%	78
Oct 1994	32,850	30,428	2,422	7.37%	74
Nov 1994	32,491	30,198	2,293	7.06%	71
Dec 1994	32,117	30,020	2,097	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	31,626	28,797	2,829	8.95%	89
Feb 1995	31,750	28,912	2,838	8.94%	89
Mar 1995	32,199	29,312	2,887	8.97%	90
Apr 1995	31,956	29,082	2,874	8.99%	90
May 1995	32,620	29,694	2,926	8.97%	90
Jun 1995	32,869	29,706	3,163	9.62%	96
Jul 1995	32,378	29,344	3,034	9.37%	94
Aug 1995	32,297	29,541	2,756	8.53%	85
Sep 1995	33,110	30,339	2,771	8.37%	84
Oct 1995	33,664	31,065	2,599	7.72%	77
Nov 1995	33,722	31,065	2,657	7.88%	79
Dec 1995	33,032	30,216	2,816	8.53%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	32,672	29,214	3,458	10.58%	106
Feb 1996	32,799	29,452	3,347	10.20%	102
Mar 1996	33,136	29,896	3,240	9.78%	98
Apr 1996	32,981	29,817	3,164	9.59%	96
May 1996	34,078	30,578	3,500	10.27%	103
Jun 1996	33,502	30,208	3,294	9.83%	98
Jul 1996	33,495	30,337	3,158	9.43%	94
Aug 1996	33,517	30,726	2,791	8.33%	83
Sep 1996	33,991	31,159	2,832	8.33%	83
Oct 1996	34,513	31,742	2,771	8.03%	80
Nov 1996	34,016	31,249	2,767	8.13%	81
Dec 1996	33,139	30,322	2,817	8.50%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	32,699	29,348	3,351	10.25%	102
Feb 1997	33,066	29,688	3,378	10.22%	102
Mar 1997	33,435	30,047	3,388	10.13%	101
Apr 1997	33,625	30,450	3,175	9.44%	94
May 1997	33,998	31,021	2,977	8.76%	88
Jun 1997	33,731	30,661	3,070	9.10%	91
Jul 1997	33,578	30,864	2,714	8.08%	81
Aug 1997	33,653	31,214	2,439	7.25%	72
Sep 1997	34,036	31,587	2,449	7.20%	72
Oct 1997	34,894	32,497	2,397	6.87%	69
Nov 1997	34,825	32,416	2,409	6.92%	69
Dec 1997	35,075	32,422	2,653	7.56%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	34,082	30,931	3,151	9.25%	92
Feb 1998	34,227	30,897	3,330	9.73%	97
Mar 1998	34,793	31,335	3,458	9.94%	99
Apr 1998	34,501	31,442	3,059	8.87%	89
May 1998	34,651	31,720	2,931	8.46%	85
Jun 1998	34,578	31,401	3,177	9.19%	92
Jul 1998	33,477	30,712	2,765	8.26%	83
Aug 1998	34,583	32,085	2,498	7.22%	72
Sep 1998	34,565	32,093	2,472	7.15%	72
Oct 1998	35,569	33,118	2,451	6.89%	69
Nov 1998	35,363	33,035	2,328	6.58%	66
Dec 1998	35,297	32,938	2,359	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	35,037	32,249	2,788	7.96%	80
Feb 1999	35,375	32,400	2,975	8.41%	84
Mar 1999	35,679	32,787	2,892	8.11%	81
Apr 1999	35,718	32,858	2,860	8.01%	80
May 1999	35,812	32,869	2,943	8.22%	82
Jun 1999	36,273	33,005	3,268	9.01%	90
Jul 1999	35,265	32,459	2,806	7.96%	80
Aug 1999	36,281	33,793	2,488	6.86%	69
Sep 1999	36,145	33,671	2,474	6.84%	68
Oct 1999	36,447	34,111	2,336	6.41%	64
Nov 1999	36,791	34,557	2,234	6.07%	61
Dec 1999	36,591	34,275	2,316	6.33%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	35,747	33,574	2,173	6.08%	61
Feb 2000	35,851	33,547	2,304	6.43%	64
Mar 2000	35,859	33,665	2,194	6.12%	61
Apr 2000	35,588	33,594	1,994	5.60%	56
May 2000	35,725	33,605	2,120	5.93%	59
Jun 2000	35,116	32,950	2,166	6.17%	62
Jul 2000	34,826	32,727	2,099	6.03%	60
Aug 2000	35,404	33,468	1,936	5.47%	55
Sep 2000	35,598	33,764	1,834	5.15%	52
Oct 2000	36,277	34,515	1,762	4.86%	49
Nov 2000	36,662	34,851	1,811	4.94%	49
Dec 2000	36,333	34,539	1,794	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	35,643	33,453	2,190	6.14%	61
Feb 2001	35,961	33,710	2,251	6.26%	63
Mar 2001	36,257	33,944	2,313	6.38%	64
Apr 2001	36,284	34,184	2,100	5.79%	58
May 2001	36,425	34,440	1,985	5.45%	54
Jun 2001	35,381	33,286	2,095	5.92%	59
Jul 2001	35,213	33,234	1,979	5.62%	56
Aug 2001	35,337	33,486	1,851	5.24%	52
Sep 2001	36,315	34,488	1,827	5.03%	50
Oct 2001	36,512	34,658	1,854	5.08%	51
Nov 2001	36,321	34,457	1,864	5.13%	51
Dec 2001	36,190	34,300	1,890	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	35,591	33,461	2,130	5.98%	60
Feb 2002	36,447	34,244	2,203	6.04%	60
Mar 2002	36,628	34,464	2,164	5.91%	59
Apr 2002	36,598	34,432	2,166	5.92%	59
May 2002	37,075	34,880	2,195	5.92%	59
Jun 2002	36,479	34,079	2,400	6.58%	66
Jul 2002	36,229	33,944	2,285	6.31%	63
Aug 2002	37,470	35,485	1,985	5.30%	53
Sep 2002	37,304	35,341	1,963	5.26%	53
Oct 2002	37,767	35,797	1,970	5.22%	52
Nov 2002	37,642	35,618	2,024	5.38%	54
Dec 2002	37,349	35,362	1,987	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	37,250	34,919	2,331	6.26%	63
Feb 2003	37,697	35,252	2,445	6.49%	65
Mar 2003	37,661	35,296	2,365	6.28%	63
Apr 2003	38,165	35,795	2,370	6.21%	62
May 2003	38,447	36,134	2,313	6.02%	60
Jun 2003	37,613	35,077	2,536	6.74%	67
Jul 2003	37,706	35,262	2,444	6.48%	65
Aug 2003	38,241	36,046	2,195	5.74%	57
Sep 2003	38,310	36,134	2,176	5.68%	57
Oct 2003	38,504	36,405	2,099	5.45%	55
Nov 2003	38,614	36,453	2,161	5.60%	56
Dec 2003	38,394	36,252	2,142	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	37,702	35,224	2,478	6.57%	66
Feb 2004	38,147	35,740	2,407	6.31%	63
Mar 2004	38,097	35,670	2,427	6.37%	64
Apr 2004	38,193	35,852	2,341	6.13%	61
May 2004	38,479	36,172	2,307	6.00%	60
Jun 2004	38,332	35,836	2,496	6.51%	65
Jul 2004	38,479	36,002	2,477	6.44%	64
Aug 2004	38,586	36,504	2,082	5.40%	54
Sep 2004	38,930	36,819	2,111	5.42%	54
Oct 2004	39,130	37,109	2,021	5.16%	52
Nov 2004	39,501	37,487	2,014	5.10%	51
Dec 2004	39,252	37,210	2,042	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	39,125	37,388	1,737	4.44%	44
Feb 2005	39,612	37,760	1,852	4.68%	47
Mar 2005	39,654	37,954	1,700	4.29%	43
Apr 2005	39,934	38,221	1,713	4.29%	43
May 2005	40,310	38,473	1,837	4.56%	46
Jun 2005	40,272	38,156	2,116	5.25%	53
Jul 2005	40,424	38,251	2,173	5.38%	54
Aug 2005	40,517	38,743	1,774	4.38%	44
Sep 2005	41,062	39,279	1,783	4.34%	43
Oct 2005	41,384	39,787	1,597	3.86%	39
Nov 2005	41,382	39,751	1,631	3.94%	39
Dec 2005	40,959	39,568	1,391	3.40%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	40,418	38,859	1,559	3.86%	39
Feb 2006	41,583	39,920	1,663	4.00%	40
Mar 2006	41,572	40,108	1,464	3.52%	35
Apr 2006	41,863	40,285	1,578	3.77%	38
May 2006	42,097	40,569	1,528	3.63%	36
Jun 2006	42,155	40,274	1,881	4.46%	45
Jul 2006	41,657	39,732	1,925	4.62%	46
Aug 2006	41,901	40,335	1,566	3.74%	37
Sep 2006	42,181	40,683	1,498	3.55%	36
Oct 2006	42,620	41,262	1,358	3.19%	32
Nov 2006	42,865	41,518	1,347	3.14%	31
Dec 2006	42,597	41,430	1,167	2.74%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	41,087	39,714	1,373	3.34%	33
Feb 2007	42,092	40,767	1,325	3.15%	31
Mar 2007	42,103	40,958	1,145	2.72%	27
Apr 2007	42,323	41,115	1,208	2.85%	29
May 2007	42,361	41,182	1,179	2.78%	28
Jun 2007	42,394	40,897	1,497	3.53%	35
Jul 2007	42,456	40,840	1,616	3.81%	38
Aug 2007	42,368	41,049	1,319	3.11%	31
Sep 2007	42,898	41,625	1,273	2.97%	30
Oct 2007	43,260	42,136	1,124	2.60%	26
Nov 2007	43,330	42,179	1,151	2.66%	27
Dec 2007	42,917	41,908	1,009	2.35%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	41,649	40,573	1,076	2.58%	26
Feb 2008	42,624	41,422	1,202	2.82%	28
Mar 2008	42,917	41,674	1,243	2.90%	29
Apr 2008	43,056	41,843	1,213	2.82%	28
May 2008	43,122	41,788	1,334	3.09%	31
Jun 2008	43,304	41,522	1,782	4.12%	41
Jul 2008	43,117	41,266	1,851	4.29%	43
Aug 2008	43,775	41,892	1,883	4.30%	43
Sep 2008	43,981	42,466	1,515	3.44%	34
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Las Cruces Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	2,607	13.30%
2.	Construction	2,172	11.08%
3.	Public Administration	2,077	10.59%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,563	7.97%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	994	5.07%
6.	Health Care	835	4.26%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	595	3.03%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	559	2.85%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	511	2.61%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	502	2.56%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	454	2.32%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	452	2.31%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	430	2.19%
14.	Finance and Insurance	375	1.91%
15.	Truck Transportation	367	1.87%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	340	1.73%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	334	1.70%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	296	1.51%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	269	1.37%
20.	Social Assistance	244	1.24%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	4,022	22.25%
2.	Health Care	2,525	13.97%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,595	8.82%
4.	Public Administration	1,311	7.25%
5.	Social Assistance	962	5.32%
6.	Finance and Insurance	817	4.52%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	704	3.89%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	649	3.59%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	633	3.50%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	399	2.21%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	366	2.02%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	347	1.92%
13.	Construction	327	1.81%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	277	1.53%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	257	1.42%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	229	1.27%
17.	Private Household Services	181	1.00%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	134	0.74%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	133	0.74%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	132	0.73%

Las Cruces Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,115	5.69%
2.	Other Management Occupations	908	4.63%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	849	4.33%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	778	3.97%
5.	Postsecondary Teachers	720	3.67%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	719	3.67%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	646	3.30%
8.	Engineers	636	3.24%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	592	3.02%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	530	2.70%
11.	Computer Specialists	529	2.70%
12.	Law Enforcement Workers	514	2.62%
13.	Other Construction Trades	495	2.52%
14.	Other Office and Admin Support	462	2.36%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	456	2.33%
16.	Construction Laborers	413	2.11%
17.	Other Production Occupations	349	1.78%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	331	1.69%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	323	1.65%
20.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	308	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,149	6.36%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,120	6.19%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	1,026	5.67%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,021	5.65%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	759	4.20%
6.	Cashiers	610	3.37%
7.	Child Care Workers	597	3.30%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	583	3.22%
9.	Other Management Occupations	579	3.20%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	577	3.19%
11.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	555	3.07%
12.	Registered Nurses	540	2.99%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	493	2.73%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	470	2.60%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	437	2.42%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	388	2.15%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	365	2.02%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	330	1.83%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	326	1.80%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	320	1.77%

Las Cruces Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	33,554	49.58%
15-35 hours	10,557	15.60%
1-14 hours	2,357	3.48%
No regular hours	21,206	31.34%

Las Cruces Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	768	2.14%
5 AM-5:29 AM	543	1.51%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,149	3.20%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,349	6.54%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,580	9.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,252	11.84%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,106	22.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,116	11.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,850	5.15%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,265	6.31%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,170	3.26%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	605	1.68%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,183	6.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,977	8.29%

Las Cruces Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,429	3.98%
5-9	6,568	18.29%
10-14	8,595	23.93%
15-19	8,167	22.74%
20-24	3,569	9.94%
25-29	1,008	2.81%
30-34	2,578	7.18%
35-39	454	1.26%
40-44	496	1.38%
45-59	1,536	4.28%
60-89	1,039	2.89%
At least 90	474	1.32%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	128	0.36%	29,208	81.33%
30-44	52	0.14%	3,476	9.68%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,536	4.28%
At least 60	19	0.05%	1,494	4.16%

Las Cruces Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	267	0.72%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,320	14.31%
Car / truck / van, solo	28,823	77.54%
Motorcycle	128	0.34%
Other	213	0.57%
Public transportation	199	0.54%
Walked	963	2.59%
Worked at home	1,260	3.39%

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Las Cruces Family Information Back to top
: 33,923 (85,676 people)
: 21,923 (67,831 people)
: 6,802
: 38,190
Las Cruces Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,119	15.08%
$10,000-$14,999	3,691	10.87%
$15,000-$19,999	2,637	7.77%
$20,000-$24,999	2,291	6.75%
$25,000-$29,999	2,587	7.62%
$30,000-$34,999	2,141	6.31%
$35,000-$39,999	2,188	6.45%
$40,000-$44,999	1,955	5.76%
$45,000-$49,999	1,516	4.47%
$50,000-$59,999	2,628	7.74%
$60,000-$74,999	2,770	8.16%
$75,000-$99,999	2,549	7.51%
$100,000-$124,999	852	2.51%
$125,000-$149,999	448	1.32%
$150,000-$199,999	275	0.81%
$200,000 or more	295	0.87%

Las Cruces Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,984	26.41%
Family, 2 people	9,064	26.65%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,427	7.14%
Family, 3 people	5,200	15.29%
Nonfamily, 3 people	514	1.51%
Family, 4 people	4,308	12.67%
Nonfamily, 4 people	167	0.49%
Family, 5 people	2,114	6.22%
Nonfamily, 5 people	27	0.08%
Family, 6 people	753	2.21%
Nonfamily, 6 people	6	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	445	1.31%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Las Cruces Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	26,771	29.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	10,667	11.75%
Public Assistance	1,861	2.05%
Retirement	6,715	7.40%
Self Employment	4,293	4.73%
Social Security	8,261	9.10%
Supplemental Security	1,521	1.68%
Wage / Salary	25,653	28.26%
Other	5,041	5.55%

Las Cruces Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	8,624	55.99%
With children under 18	6,778	44.01%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,376	10.22%
Married	17,050	51.60%
Never Married	11,766	35.61%
Widowed	853	2.58%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,566	12.76%
Married	17,404	48.63%
Never Married	10,555	29.49%
Widowed	3,264	9.12%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,490	8.40%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,550	11.55%
High school diploma or equivalent	14,306	21.89%
Some college, no degree	18,185	27.82%
Associate degree	3,895	5.96%
Bachelors degree	9,543	14.60%
Graduate or professional degree	6,390	9.78%

Las Cruces Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	855	0.97%	510	0.58%	1,365	1.55%
Kindergarten	1,230	1.39%	97	0.11%	1,327	1.50%
Grades 1-4	4,885	5.54%	260	0.29%	5,145	5.83%
Grades 5-8	5,265	5.97%	297	0.34%	5,562	6.31%
Grades 9-12	4,879	5.53%	159	0.18%	5,038	5.71%
Undergrad college	9,382	10.64%	539	0.61%	9,921	11.25%
Graduate or professional school	1,563	1.77%	114	0.13%	1,677	1.90%
Total	28,059	31.82%	1,976	2.24%	30,035	34.06%

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Las Cruces Business Information Back to top
: $203,213,000
: $1,056,033,000
: $125,764,000

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Las Cruces Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	66,871	77.92%
Below Poverty Level	18,945	22.08%

Las Cruces Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1967	$633	$891	$311	$1,759	$0	$2,182	$4,885	$2,150	$12,362	$3,962
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$698	$982	$343	$1,939	$0	$2,406	$5,386	$2,370	$13,629	$4,368
1971	$829	$323	$2,899	$2,387	$0	$3,861	$9,976	$2,230	$22,402	$6,237
1972	$1,192	$294	$5,457	$2,370	$0	$5,085	$14,104	$2,723	$22,473	$6,586
1973	$1,251	$309	$5,730	$2,489	$0	$5,340	$14,810	$2,859	$23,597	$6,915
1974	$1,182	$253	$3,679	$3,214	$0	$1,706	$9,781	$3,861	$26,444	$9,131
1975	$1,499	$415	$4,604	$3,672	$0	$1,603	$11,378	$4,483	$24,620	$5,735
1976	$1,682	$534	$5,942	$3,722	$0	$2,109	$13,455	$5,184	$23,596	$9,872
1977	$1,828	$1,053	$6,471	$4,966	$0	$3,423	$16,688	$5,266	$36,492	$20,743
1978	$1,980	$1,139	$7,008	$5,378	$0	$3,706	$18,072	$5,266	$36,492	$20,743
1979	$1,750	$1,649	$8,344	$7,152	$0	$18,171	$35,417	$12,584	$36,610	$21,078
1980	$1,583	$1,885	$7,606	$7,673	$0	$21,448	$38,310	$12,944	$43,880	$18,826
1981	$1,097	$2,973	$8,905	$8,312	$0	$26,883	$45,197	$14,499	$29,153	$21,651
1982	$1,079	$2,308	$9,565	$9,881	$0	$29,179	$49,704	$14,789	$36,540	$18,532
1983	$1,304	$4,029	$10,075	$11,792	$0	$39,779	$62,950	$23,560	$34,905	$20,882
1984	$1,363	$5,223	$13,866	$12,711	$0	$44,331	$72,271	$24,031	$32,461	$23,576
1985	$1,454	$6,331	$20,961	$13,480	$0	$9,656	$45,551	$12,241	$34,679	$38,631
1986	$1,428	$7,540	$17,785	$11,314	$0	$10,524	$41,051	$16,350	$49,253	$57,641
1987	$1,047	$8,283	$14,286	$12,554	$0	$10,893	$38,780	$18,752	$64,714	$57,728
1988	$1,406	$10,248	$12,856	$13,893	$0	$18,426	$46,581	$20,138	$58,770	$59,234
1989	$1,951	$7,430	$11,730	$13,577	$0	$29,786	$57,044	$22,029	$58,595	$66,084
1990	$2,165	$10,031	$13,227	$14,807	$0	$25,183	$55,382	$24,032	$56,075	$65,402
1991	$2,219	$10,282	$13,559	$15,177	$0	$25,814	$56,769	$24,633	$55,935	$65,402
1992	$2,572	$11,916	$14,921	$15,301	$0	$31,207	$64,001	$27,293	$87,706	$59,500
1993	$2,340	$19,009	$9,261	$14,695	$0	$19,229	$45,525	$25,498	$41,306	$75,760
1994	$2,437	$17,773	$18,194	$15,281	$0	$21,057	$56,969	$26,772	$45,824	$50,150
1995	$2,178	$16,260	$19,978	$15,543	$0	$26,611	$64,310	$27,575	$33,150	$57,059
1996	$3,591	$20,865	$24,271	$15,378	$0	$19,989	$63,229	$30,969	$115,297	$116,107
1997	$3,603	$17,961	$6,414	$14,853	$0	$21,577	$46,447	$32,517	$145,489	$129,685
1998	$4,507	$26,008	$17,892	$26,905	$0	$26,745	$76,049	$32,517	$176,040	$128,282
1999	$4,312	$24,882	$16,769	$28,011	$0	$32,447	$81,539	$32,445	$165,982	$72,454
2000	$4,993	$27,459	$29,098	$32,011	$0	$41,113	$107,215	$33,418	$128,787	$59,096
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$6,503	$46,368	$14,348	$23,145	$0	$27,817	$71,813	$38,260	$114,349	$96,429
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$7,235	$58,513	$16,793	$36,585	$0	$29,382	$89,995	$43,335	$113,212	$137,166
2005	$7,535	$64,646	$22,743	$37,533	$0	$34,520	$102,331	$45,097	$115,237	$156,836
2006	$8,483	$68,282	$37,669	$46,966	$0	$41,789	$134,907	$48,047	$145,148	$164,322

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1967	$0	$299	$7	$1,293	$628	$89	$6,394
1967	$486	$0	$188	$2,600	$0	$804	$6,394
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$330	$8	$1,425	$692	$99	$7,049
1970	$535	$0	$207	$2,867	$0	$886	$7,049
1971	$0	$600	$34	$8,573	$457	$202	$14,849
1971	$949	$0	$646	$2,029	$0	$1,359	$14,849
1972	$0	$519	$0	$3,432	$618	$289	$12,362
1972	$1,119	$0	$646	$2,488	$0	$3,251	$12,362
1973	$0	$546	$0	$3,604	$648	$303	$12,980
1973	$1,174	$0	$678	$2,613	$0	$3,414	$12,980
1974	$0	$620	$1,039	$144	$897	$440	$11,737
1974	$1,607	$111	$99	$2,464	$0	$4,316	$11,737
1975	$0	$791	$24	$6	$1,053	$546	$13,107
1975	$2,055	$0	$811	$3,542	$0	$4,279	$13,107
1976	$0	$938	$142	$29	$2,826	$625	$12,755
1976	$2,377	$0	$802	$3,140	$0	$1,876	$12,755
1977	$0	$586	$74	$0	$2,269	$549	$17,963
1977	$2,472	$0	$1,244	$4,356	$0	$6,413	$17,963
1978	$0	$632	$79	$0	$2,455	$593	$19,438
1978	$2,674	$0	$1,347	$4,716	$0	$6,942	$19,438
1979	$0	$1,729	$1,528	$10,354	$1,275	$671	$32,894
1979	$2,653	$0	$1,100	$6,468	$0	$7,116	$32,894
1980	$0	$1,943	$168	$11,588	$2,837	$1,017	$35,726
1980	$3,026	$0	$945	$8,379	$0	$5,823	$35,726
1981	$0	$1,666	$245	$19,806	$4,845	$1,867	$46,873
1981	$3,996	$0	$1,153	$8,827	$0	$4,468	$46,873
1982	$0	$1,630	$446	$26,361	$4,356	$1,147	$53,215
1982	$4,278	$0	$1,104	$10,211	$0	$3,682	$53,215
1983	$0	$3,206	$599	$26,008	$4,661	$2,019	$60,593
1983	$4,130	$0	$1,707	$11,205	$0	$7,058	$60,593
1984	$0	$3,685	$645	$37,300	$5,074	$2,208	$76,292
1984	$4,865	$0	$1,538	$11,876	$0	$9,101	$76,292
1985	$0	$4,484	$730	$0	$4,214	$2,421	$46,966
1985	$5,545	$0	$1,841	$12,532	$0	$15,199	$46,966
1986	$0	$4,522	$1,837	$0	$6,294	$2,971	$53,329
1986	$5,815	$0	$2,065	$12,196	$0	$17,629	$53,329
1987	$0	$6,459	$2,007	$0	$5,418	$3,374	$58,368
1987	$8,529	$0	$2,556	$12,085	$0	$17,940	$58,368
1988	$0	$5,979	$1,787	$219	$5,753	$3,720	$58,501
1988	$8,875	$0	$1,849	$14,017	$0	$16,302	$58,501
1989	$0	$6,382	$1,793	$161	$7,289	$3,498	$60,623
1989	$9,067	$0	$2,936	$12,420	$0	$17,077	$60,623
1990	$0	$6,350	$2,469	$209	$8,090	$5,422	$69,635
1990	$10,123	$0	$2,764	$13,652	$0	$20,556	$69,635
1991	$0	$6,510	$2,531	$214	$8,231	$5,514	$71,133
1991	$10,376	$0	$2,764	$13,970	$0	$21,023	$71,133
1992	$0	$11,062	$4,349	$369	$11,921	$8,278	$102,206
1992	$17,369	$0	$3,426	$13,648	$0	$31,784	$102,206
1993	$0	$5,822	$2,709	$0	$5,182	$4,681	$59,983
1993	$10,331	$65	$4,102	$14,528	$0	$12,563	$59,983
1994	$0	$5,651	$2,709	$226	$7,169	$4,156	$71,657
1994	$11,878	$65	$1,854	$14,778	$0	$23,171	$71,657
1995	$0	$5,852	$2,845	$245	$12,580	$4,469	$77,391
1995	$13,730	$0	$1,746	$14,700	$0	$21,224	$77,391
1996	$0	$7,571	$0	$56	$12,597	$6,034	$86,809
1996	$13,722	$0	$4,884	$14,559	$0	$27,386	$86,809
1997	$0	$6,395	$1,252	$51	$9,446	$7,035	$78,384
1997	$12,084	$0	$7,673	$15,234	$0	$19,214	$78,384
1998	$0	$5,669	$95	$20	$5,342	$3,383	$113,946
1998	$11,328	$1	$1,192	$72,335	$0	$14,581	$113,946
1999	$0	$5,801	$97	$20	$5,465	$3,467	$150,404
1999	$11,589	$1	$1,077	$107,937	$0	$14,950	$150,404
2000	$0	$9,783	$0	$320	$12,417	$6,014	$110,856
2000	$17,068	$1,525	$7,163	$25,699	$0	$30,867	$110,856
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$8,737	$0	$27	$14,040	$5,439	$108,464
2002	$20,804	$0	$5,331	$25,089	$0	$28,997	$108,464
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$11,615	$1,576	$42	$10,404	$7,677	$136,907
2004	$24,647	$1,723	$5,407	$35,482	$0	$38,334	$136,907
2005	$0	$11,541	$1,647	$90	$11,415	$9,263	$154,319
2005	$26,651	$1,822	$5,113	$39,681	$0	$47,096	$154,319
2006	$0	$10,433	$1,855	$3,412	$11,575	$10,256	$167,494
2006	$23,349	$2,064	$4,328	$47,881	$0	$52,341	$167,494

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Las Cruces Criminal Information Back to top
: 874
Las Cruces 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
1999	4.867	0.787	0.105	1.338	7.097	0.157	15.545	59.648	2.427	77.778
2000	3.837	0.707	0.088	1.174	5.805	0.126	15.018	62.396	2.158	79.699
2001	3.589	0.870	0.000	1.058	5.517	0.107	12.427	56.348	2.571	71.452
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	3.060	1.095	0.013	1.306	5.475	0.171	10.659	40.050	3.232	53.940
2004	2.072	1.036	0.038	1.356	4.503	0.090	9.019	41.321	2.546	52.886
2005	3.264	1.191	0.062	1.254	5.771	0.186	9.308	36.662	3.041	49.011
2006	3.831	1.122	0.036	1.158	6.146	0.167	9.070	34.179	3.365	46.614
2007	3.354	0.455	0.068	1.091	4.968	0.091	9.777	35.903	2.956	48.637

Las Cruces Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	70	161
2005	75	166
2006	77	165
2007	75	168

Las Cruces Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	6,470
2000	6,775
2001	5,748

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Las Cruces Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	12,749	14.46%
10-19 Years	13,696	15.53%
20-29 Years	15,951	18.09%
30-39 Years	11,486	13.03%
40-49 Years	11,505	13.05%
50-59 Years	8,381	9.50%
60-69 Years	6,551	7.43%
70-79 Years	5,250	5.95%
80-89 Years	2,207	2.50%
90+ Years	408	0.46%

Las Cruces Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	42,879	48.62%
Female	45,305	51.38%

Las Cruces Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	46,445	52.67%
Caucasian	36,683	41.60%
African-American	1,577	1.79%
Multiracial	1,240	1.41%
Asian	886	1.00%
Amerindian	803	0.91%
Other Race	516	0.59%
Pacific Islander	34	0.04%

Las Cruces Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	8,795	21.56%
2.	English	6,531	16.01%
3.	Irish	5,876	14.40%
4.	United States Or American	3,851	9.44%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,706	4.18%
6.	Italian	1,676	4.11%
7.	Scotch Irish	1,373	3.37%
8.	Scottish	1,228	3.01%
9.	Polish	935	2.29%
10.	Norwegian	900	2.21%

Las Cruces Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	48,258	58.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	31,679	38.64%
3.	German	513	0.63%
4.	French	236	0.29%
5.	Chinese	165	0.20%
6.	Navajo	162	0.20%
7.	Russian	137	0.17%
8.	Korean	111	0.14%
9.	Other Indic	82	0.10%
10.	Arabic	80	0.10%

Las Cruces Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	78,686	89.23%
Naturalized immigrant	4,308	4.89%
Not a citizen	5,193	5.89%

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