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Las Cruces Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Las Cruces Area is $20,058, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Las Cruces Area median household income is $38,426. On average Las Cruces Area residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #724

Las Cruces Area	20,058 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Las Cruces Area	19,870 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Las Cruces Area	22,426 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Las Cruces Area	16,590 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #732

Las Cruces Area	38,426 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Las Cruces Area	55,193 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Las Cruces Area	8.11%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Las Cruces Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Mexico and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Las Cruces Area		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.95%	$17,118, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.92%	$15,585, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.47%	$3,130, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.36%	$28,821, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Las Cruces Area	44,815 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Las Cruces Area	62,078 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Las Cruces Area	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$39,111, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$46,603, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,672, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
Asian	$41,958, see rank	$58,744	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,215, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,320, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,864, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Las Cruces Area	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$20,971, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,309, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,678, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$38,289, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Las Cruces Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	163,412, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	79,278, 48.51%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	53,315, 67.25%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	832, 1.05%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	52,483, 66.20%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,958, 87.57%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,525, 12.43%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25,963, 32.75%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	84,134, 51.49%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	48,255, 57.35%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	145, 0.17%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	48,110, 57.18%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	42,382, 88.09%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,728, 11.91%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	35,879, 42.65%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Las Cruces Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	88,265, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	72,152, 81.74%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,573, 9.71%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	382, 0.43%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	2,274, 2.58%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	1,178, 1.33%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,706, 4.20%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Las Cruces Area	20.3 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Las Cruces Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	88,340	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	45,958, 52.02%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,505, 29.39%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,432, 18.35%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,817, 17.01%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,659, 3.61%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,635, 10.09%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,439, 14.01%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	42,382, 47.98%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15,102, 35.63%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11,242, 26.53%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,772, 32.49%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	388, 0.92%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37, 0.09%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,697, 4.00%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Las Cruces Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	88,340, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,146, 3.56%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	5,989, 6.78%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,458, 5.05%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,569, 1.78%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,601, 10.87%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,844, 4.35%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	1,684, 1.91%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,352, 3.79%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,928, 8.97%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,126, 29.57%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,187, 10.40%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	7,816, 8.85%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,640, 4.12%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Las Cruces Area	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	57,837	27.85%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,304	21.83%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.