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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Las Cruces Public Schools is $22,919, which is about the same as the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Las Cruces Public Schools median household income is $42,662. On average Las Cruces Public Schools residents spend 19.0 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, #29

Las Cruces Public Schools	22,919 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 Public Schools	21,514 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 Public Schools	24,728 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 Public Schools	18,971 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, #30

Las Cruces Public Schools	42,662 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Las Cruces Public Schools	59,480 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Las Cruces Public Schools	10.63%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Las Cruces Public Schools 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 Public Schools		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.43%	$18,111, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.10%	$16,461, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.50%	$3,045, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.98%	$29,423, 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 Public Schools	51,204 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Las Cruces Public Schools	69,348 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 Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$43,470, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$41,831, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,623, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
Asian	$42,146, see rank	$58,744	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,425, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,792, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,821, 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 Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$20,899, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,988, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,968, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$43,705, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Las Cruces Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	120,380, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	59,168, 49.15%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	38,770, 65.53%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	807, 1.36%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	37,963, 64.16%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,301, 87.72%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,662, 12.28%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,398, 34.47%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	61,212, 50.85%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	35,449, 57.91%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	145, 0.24%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	35,304, 57.67%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	31,236, 88.48%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,068, 11.52%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	25,763, 42.09%, 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 Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	64,772, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	52,912, 81.69%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,199, 9.57%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	277, 0.43%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	1,879, 2.90%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	1,032, 1.59%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,473, 3.82%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Las Cruces Public Schools	19.0 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 Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	64,537	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	33,301, 51.60%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,386, 34.19%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,463, 19.41%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,924, 17.79%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	471, 1.41%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,058, 9.18%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,589, 10.78%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	31,236, 48.40%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,638, 40.46%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,746, 24.80%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,048, 32.17%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	121, 0.39%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 0.09%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	606, 1.94%, 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 Public Schools	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	64,537, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,144, 1.77%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	4,078, 6.32%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,107, 3.26%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	968, 1.50%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,929, 10.74%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,243, 3.48%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	1,225, 1.90%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,604, 4.03%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,249, 9.68%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	20,991, 32.53%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,604, 10.23%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,666, 10.33%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,729, 4.23%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Las Cruces Public Schools	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	35,298	23.86%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,538	17.54%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

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