Las Cruces.
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New Mexico·Doña Ana County
33 tracts·93K people·$232K median·1,208/mi²
Hispanic 60 · White 33 · Multiracial 2 · Black 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 35 · Married couple 33 · Other 32
Health 36 · Retail 19 · Professional 16 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Service 22 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Las Cruces is $231,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Las Cruces has 114,197 residents across 24 census tracts and 30 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.0; the population is 60.3% Hispanic or Latino, 32.6% White, 2.5% Multiracial, 1.9% Black, 1.7% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 36.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.6% (Census ACS).
DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY (58%), J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY (51%) and SONOMA ELEMENTARY (50%) lead the elementary schools; MESILLA VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (59%), CAMINO REAL MIDDLE (46%) and VISTA MIDDLE (34%) lead the middle schools; CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL (35%), LAS CRUCES HIGH (21%) and NEW AMERICA SCHOOL - LAS CRUCES (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $974/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Las Cruces is $55,422 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Las Cruces, median rent is $974/month and the median home value is $231,700 (Census ACS).
Las Cruces reported 5.8 violent crimes and 54.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 42 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Las Cruces are lightning (94), winter weather (91) and heat wave (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Las Cruces, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).