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Population (year 2000): 74,267. Estimated
population in July 2005: 82,671 (+11.3% change)
Males: 36,036 (48.5%), Females: 38,231 (51.5%)
Zip codes:
88001,
88003,
88004,
88005,
88011,
88012.
Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $30,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,200 (year 2000)
Races in Las Cruces:
- Hispanic (51.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.0%)
- Other race (21.6%)
- Two or more races (4.1%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Black (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.3%), English (7.5%),
Irish (7.0%), United States (4.1%), French (1.9%), Italian
(1.8%).
Elevation: 3908 feet
Land area: 52.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Las Cruces
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Las Cruces city
- Never married: 33.7%
- Now married: 46.4%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 11.6%
10.5% Foreign born (8.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11,143
(+17.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Las Cruces:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (2450 SOUTH
TELSHOR BLVD)
- MESILLA VALLEY HOSP (3751 DEL REY BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Las Cruces:
- ALLIANCE HOSPITAL OF SANTA TERESA (about 31 miles;
SANTA TERESA, NM)
- EL PASO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; EL PASO,
TX)
- IHS HOSPITAL AT EL PASO (about 42 miles; EL PASO,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Las
Cruces:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
- BIGGS AAF (about 44 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX;
ID: BIF)
- EL PASO INTL (about 46 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: ELP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Las Cruces:
- DONA ANA COUNTY AT SANTA TERESA (about 32 miles;
SANTA TERESA, NM; ID: 5T6)
- HATCH MUNI (about 37 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)
- WEST TEXAS (about 56 miles; EL PASO, TX; ID: T27)
Amtrak station:
LAS CRUCES (490 VALLEY DR.) - Bus Station. Services:
intercity bus service.
Colleges/Universities in Las Cruces:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 12,562; Location: HORSESHOE
DRIVE; Public; Website: www.nmsu.edu/; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (FT
enrollment: 2,380; Location: 3400 S ESPINA; Public;
Website: dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/)
- BUSINESS SKILLS INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
344; Location: 1400 El Paseo Road; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Las Cruces:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 42 miles;
EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 188
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
190 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
196 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 204 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT
enrollment: 2,585)
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 211 miles; THATCHER,
AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)
Public high schools in Las Cruces:
- MAYFIELD HIGH (Students: 2,450; Location:
1955 N. VALLEY DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAS CRUCES HIGH (Students: 2,449; Location:
1755 EL PASEO ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Las Cruces:
- MESILLA VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students:
426; Location: 3850 STERN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Las Cruces:
- SIERRA MIDDLE (Students: 1,020; Location:
1700 E. SPRUCE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VISTA MIDDLE (Students: 921; Location: 4465
ELKS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLE (Students: 905; Location:
2961 ROADRUNNER PKWY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ZIA MIDDLE (Students: 862; Location: 1300 W.
UNIVERSITY AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LYNN MIDDLE (Students: 772; Location: 950
SOUTH WALNUT; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PICACHO MIDDLE (Students: 748; Location: 6800
NE MAIN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TOMBAUGH ELEM (Students: 696; Location: 226
CARVER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 631; Location:
5221 N. MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- DESERT HILLS ELEM (Students: 590; Location:
280 N. ROADRUNNER PKWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- HILLRISE ELEMENTARY (Students: 579; Location:
1400 S. CURNUTT; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Las Cruces:
- LAS CRUCES CATHOLIC/HOLY CROSS (Students:
238; Location: 1331 N MIRANDA; Grades: PK - 8)
- LAS CRUCES CATHOLIC/IHM CAMPUS (Students:
121; Location: 865 EAST IDAHO; Grades: PK - 5)
- COLLEGES HEIGHTS KINDERGARTEN (Students: 120;
Location: 1210 WOFFORD; Grades: PK - KG)
- NOAH'S ARK LEARNING CENTER (Students: 106;
Location: 1605 S VALLEY; Grades: PK - KG)
- AGAPELAND CHRISTIAN (Students: 32; Location:
1301 HOAGLAND; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Las Cruces:
- THOMAS BRANIGAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,034,381; Location: 200 E. PICACHO AVE.;
129,718 books; 3,715 audio materials; 3,509 video
materials; 431 serial subscriptions)
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