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> Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 193,074 | 100% |
English only | 95,726 | 49.6% |
Language other than English | 97,348 | 50.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 29,950 | 15.5% |
Spanish | 93,326 | 48.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 29,095 | 15.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,076 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 355 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,122 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 366 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 824 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 134 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 208,794 | 100% |
American | 4,590 | 2.2% |
Arab | 427 | 0.2% |
Czech | 364 | 0.2% |
Danish | 341 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,441 | 0.7% |
English | 8,852 | 4.2% |
French (except Basque) | 2,433 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 384 | 0.2% |
German | 13,182 | 6.3% |
Greek | 165 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 537 | 0.3% |
Irish | 9,342 | 4.5% |
Italian | 3,155 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 78 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,379 | 0.7% |
Polish | 1,235 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 62 | 0.0% |
Russian | 599 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,285 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 2,062 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 96 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 200 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,020 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 168 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 191 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 642 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 27 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 73,183 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 51,238 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,504 | 32.1% |
Married-couple family | 35,694 | 48.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,517 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,508 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,567 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,036 | 16.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,420 | 10.1% |
Nonfamily households | 21,945 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 17,415 | 23.8% |
65 years and over | 6,159 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 26,659 | 36.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,539 | 25.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 203,571 | 100% |
Householder | 73,183 | 35.9% |
Spouse | 35,573 | 17.5% |
Child | 69,064 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 14,903 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 10,848 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 4,644 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 79,076 | 100% |
Never married | 29,066 | 36.8% |
Now married, except separated | 39,193 | 49.6% |
Separated | 1,456 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,837 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 7,524 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 83,651 | 100% |
Never married | 25,426 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 38,405 | 45.9% |
Separated | 2,933 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 7,122 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 9,765 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,170 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,362 | 43.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,103 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,287 | 37.5% |
Less than 1 year | 480 | 7.9% |
1 or 2 years | 403 | 6.6% |
3 or 4 years | 425 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 979 | 16.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,287 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,565 | 68.4% |
Who are married | 1,906 | 83.3% |
School Enrollment in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 67,448 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,762 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 2,898 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 24,620 | 36.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 13,007 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 24,161 | 35.8% |
Educational Attainment in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 125,852 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 17,326 | 13.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,691 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 27,585 | 21.9% |
Some college, no degree | 27,967 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 8,607 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 19,410 | 15.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,266 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.0% |
Veteran Status in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 152,104 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,704 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 204,975 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,938 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 55,600 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,515 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 123,617 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,382 | 8.4% |
65 years and over | 25,758 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,041 | 39.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 205,991 | 100% |
Same house | 168,002 | 81.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 36,741 | 17.8% |
Same county | 24,471 | 11.9% |
Different county | 12,270 | 6.0% |
Same state | 4,637 | 2.3% |
Different state | 7,633 | 3.7% |
Abroad | 1,248 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 208,794 | 100% |
Native | 172,779 | 82.8% |
Born in United States | 170,142 | 81.5% |
State of residence | 83,234 | 39.9% |
Different state | 86,908 | 41.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,637 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 36,015 | 17.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 36,015 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12,478 | 34.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,537 | 65.4% |
Year of Entry in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 38,652 | 100% |
Native | 2,637 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 51 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,586 | 98.1% |
Foreign born | 36,015 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 472 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,543 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Las Cruces
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 36,015 | 100% |
Europe | 1,214 | 3.4% |
Asia | 1,904 | 5.3% |
Africa | 306 | 0.8% |
Oceania | 31 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 32,262 | 89.6% |
Northern America | 298 | 0.8% |