Compare Las Cruces, NM vs New Mexico (NM) vs United States

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Metric Las Cruces, NM
City
New Mexico (NM)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 114,197 2,120,246 334,922,499
Rent $974 $1,067 $1,413
Year built 1991 1985 1980
Household income $55,422 $64,059 $80,734
Per capita income $31,140 $36,218 $44,673
Poverty rate 22.6% 17.8% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.9% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 52.2% 45% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 114,197 2,120,246 334,922,499
Adults over 25 72,072 1,461,438 230,807,303
Total households 47,517 837,414 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.5 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $55,422 $64,059 $80,734
Per capita income $31,140 $36,218 $44,673
Poverty rate 22.6% 17.8% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.9% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 52.2% 45% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $974 $1,067 $1,413
Year built 1991 1985 1980
Households that rent 44.1% 30% 34.8%
Households that own 55.9% 70% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.1 5.3 5.5
Race
White 47.1% 47.8% 61%
Black 2.5% 2.1% 12.2%
Asian 1.8% 1.8% 6%
Two or more races 28.5% 25.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 60.3% 48.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 39.7% 51.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 89.3% 87.8% 84.9%
Commute time to work 19.0 min 23.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 10.7% 12.2% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 30.8% 31.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 21.2% 25.7% 26%
Some college or associate degree 11.3% 11.5% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 36.7% 31% 35.7%