| | People QuickFacts | Las Cruces | New Mexico |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 99,665 | 2,082,224 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 97,618 | 2,059,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.1% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 97,618 | 2,059,179 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.3% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.6% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.3% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 75.3% | 68.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.7% | 9.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 56.8% | 46.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 37.5% | 40.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 74.4% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.2% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 40.1% | 36.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 83.3% | 82.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 31.1% | 25.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.7 | 21.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 57.7% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.9% | 15.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $152,400 | $158,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 36,477 | 756,112 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.45 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,943 | $22,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,391 | $43,820 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.4% | 18.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Las Cruces | New Mexico |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,419 | 157,231 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 5.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.7% | 23.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.1% | 31.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 262,408 | 17,122,725 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 272,010 | 10,589,286 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,723,760 | 24,469,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,338 | $12,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 211,578 | 3,734,300 |