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New Mexico · Census place 39380

Las Cruces city, NM

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Las Cruces city has 112,612 residents, ranking #2 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $55,176, the median home is worth $217,400 and median gross rent runs $946 a month.

Population
112,612Las Cruces city residents
Median household income
$55,176Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$217,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$946Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Las Cruces city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Las Cruces city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22% of residents and 55.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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