Population

Las Cruces's current population is 46,798 people with 20,063 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 2.4% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 2.0% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 35.2 which is below the state average of 38.3 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.31 persons. This area is not very family centric with 55.3% of the households being family households and with 30.3% having children in the home and 18.3% of the population being under 15 and an additional 14.1% being under 24. Another 29.1% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 20.9% between 45-64 years old leaving 17.6% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Las Cruces has a daytime employee population of 24,905 versus a permanent population of 46,798 meaning the daytime employee population is 53.2% of the permanent population living in the area and 47.0% of the total daytime population. Because the daytime employee population is a lower percentage of the daytime population, the employee population does not have as much influence on the overall residential population. A practice in this 2 mile radius could greatly benefit with early or late hours and weekend times. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 27.9% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Las Cruces is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Las Cruces area are White 70.2%, Black 3.1%, Native American 2.2%, Asian 1.3%, 18.9% other races and 65.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Las Cruces, New Mexico		New Mexico	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Las Cruces
		New Mexico
Latitude / Longitude:		32.31994, -106.763654
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		46,798	84,068	2,149,586	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		45,382	79,983	2,063,313	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		46,458	83,203	2,145,854	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		47,746	86,363	2,212,300	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		2.4%	4.0%	4.0%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		35.2	34.2	38.3	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.5%	6.2%	6.4%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.1%	5.9%	6.4%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.7%	5.5%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		14.1%	16.4%	12.5%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		29.1%	28.7%	26.3%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		13,631	24,096	564,622	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		20.9%	20.1%	24.4%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		9,783	16,895	524,465	83,512,738
65 years and over		17.6%	17.3%	17.6%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		8,223	14,537	378,782	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		18.3%	17.5%	19.2%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		8,542	14,748	412,851	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages