Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

===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.