Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Las Cruces - Our Lady of Health church - 5.jpg|thumb|right|[[Spanish Colonial Revival]] style Church of Our Lady of Health]]
{{US Census population
|1910= 3836
|1920= 3989
|1930= 5811
|1940= 8385
|1950= 12325
|1960= 29387
|1970= 37857
|1980= 43377
|1990= 57866
|2000= 74267
|2010= 97618
|2020= 111385
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br /> 2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Las Cruces, New Mexico – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Las Cruces city, New Mexico|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3539380|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Cruces city, New Mexico|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3539380&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Cruces city, New Mexico|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3539380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!%2000
!%2010
!{{partial|%2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|31,208
|36,577
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35,672
|42.02%
|37.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.03%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,486
|1,915
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,392
|2.00%
|1.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.15%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|697
|861
|style='background: #ffffe6; |983
|0.94%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|816
|1,421
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,957
|1.10%
|1.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.76%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|34
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76
|0.05%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|497
|136
|style='background: #ffffe6; |472
|0.67%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed or multiracial]] (NH)
|1,108
|1,188
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,629
|1.49%
|1.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|38,421
|55,443
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67,204
|51.73%
|56.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''74,267'''
|'''97,618'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''111,385'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2020 census, Las Cruces had a population of 111,385.

Estimates for 2019 indicate that Las Cruces had a population of 103,432. Its demographics were 32.5% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]], 2.8% [[African Americans|African American]] or Black, 1.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.8% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], <!-- 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, -->and  2.9% from two or more races: 60.5% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race. The 39,925 households had an average household size of 2.51 people each. Median household income was $43,022, and the level of people in poverty was 23.6%.<ref name="CensusQuickFacts" />

=== Census 2010 data ===
As of the 2010, census Las Cruces had a population of 97,618.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3539380| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Las Cruces city, New Mexico| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 3, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084109/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3539380| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was:<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35/3539380.html Las Cruces (city), New Mexico] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220080233/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35/3539380.html |date=2014-02-20 }} – United States Census – State and County Quickfacts</ref>
* 56.8% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans]] (Hispanics may be of any race)
* 34.3% [[Non-Hispanic White]]
* 2.4% [[African American]] or Black
* 1.7% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]
* 1.6% [[Asian people|Asian]]
* 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
* 3.5% Two or more races

===Census 2000 data===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, 74,267 people, 29,184 households, and 18,123 families were residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,425.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 31,682 housing units had an average density of {{convert|608.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 69.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 21.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 51.7% of the population.

[[File:LasCrucesNM EastMesa (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Development in East Mesa]]
Of the 29,184 households, 30.4% had children under 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were not families. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the age distribution was 25.1% under 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,375, and for a family was $37,670. Males had a median income of $30,923 versus $21,759 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,704. About 17.2% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.