Las Cruces City, New Mexico Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Las Cruces Population: 74267 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 36036 48.52% Female 38231 51.48%       Under 5 years 5195 7% 5 to 9 years 5251 7.07% 10 to 14 years 5054 6.81% 15 to 19 years 6244 8.41% 20 to 24 years 8771 11.81% 25 to 34 years 9981 13.44% 35 to 44 years 9976 13.43% 45 to 54 years 8265 11.13% 55 to 59 years 2972 4% 60 to 64 years 2837 3.82% 65 to 74 years 5280 7.11% 75 to 84 years 3306 4.45% 85 years and over 1135 1.53%       Median age (years) 31.2       18 years and over 55618 74.89% Male 26501 35.68% Female 29117 39.21% 21 years and over 50378 67.83% 62 years and over 11447 15.41% 65 years and over 9721 13.09% Male 4171 5.62% Female 5550 7.47%       Race     One race % White 51248 69.01% Black or African American 1738 2.34% American Indian and Alaska Native 1289 1.74% Asian 863 1.16% Asian indian 191 0.26% Chinese 210 0.28% Filipino 104 0.14% Japanese 116 0.16% Korean 76 0.1% Vietnamese 37 0.05% Other Asian 129 0.17% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 55 0.07% Native Hawaiian 18 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.02% Samoan 10 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 13 0.02% Some other race 16031 21.59% Two or more races 3043 4.1%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 74267 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 38421 51.73% Mexican 24155 32.52% Puerto Rican 285 0.38% Cuban 57 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 13924 18.75% Not Hispanic or Latino 35846 48.27% White alone 31208 42.02%       Relationship     Total Population 74267 100.00% In households 71868 96.77% Householder 29184 39.3% Spouse 12355 16.64% Child 20934 28.19% Own child under 18 years 16464 22.17% Other relatives 3842 5.17% Under 18 years 1672 2.25% Nonrelatives 5553 7.48% Unmarried partner 2043 2.75% In group quarters 2399 3.23% Institutionalized population 1147 1.54% Non-Institutionalized population 1252 1.69%       Households by Type     Total Households 29184 100.0 % Family households (families) 18130 62.12% With own children under 18 years 8881 30.43% Married-couple family 12355 42.33% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 4409 15.11% With own children under 18 years 2890 9.9% Non Family households 11054 37.88% Householder living alone 8138 27.89% Householder 65 years and over 2609 8.94%       Households with individuals under 18 years 9874 33.83% Households with individuals 65 years and over 6841 23.44%       Average Household size 2.46 Average family size 3.05       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 31682 100.00% Occupied housing units 29184 92.12% Vacant housing units 2498 7.88% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 211 0.67% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 29184 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 16960 58.11% Renter-occupied housing units. 12224 41.89%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.28

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