Las Cruces is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 74,483 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Las Cruces is the second largest community in New Mexico.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Las Cruces is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Las Cruces is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Las Cruces who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.19%), sales jobs (12.19%), and teaching (10.42%).

In addition, Las Cruces is a college town. There are a lot of students in Las Cruces attending college, and as a result Las Cruces provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.13 minutes getting to work every day.

Las Cruces is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Las Cruces Information and Demographics

The education level of Las Cruces citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 28.44% of adults in Las Cruces have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Las Cruces in 2000 was $15,704, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,816 for a family of four.

Las Cruces is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Las Cruces home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Las Cruces is White, followed by African-American. Las Cruces also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 52.21% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Las Cruces include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Las Cruces is English. Some people also speak Spanish.