Population

Population in July 2008: 91,865.

Population change since 2000: +23.7%

Males: 44,574 (48.5%)
Females: 47,291 (51.5%)

Median resident age: 31.2 years
New Mexico median age: 34.6 years

Races in Las Cruces:

* Hispanic (51.7%)
* White Non-Hispanic (42.0%)
* Other race (21.6%)
* Two or more races (4.1%)
* American Indian (2.7%)
* Black (2.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (10.3%), English (7.5%), Irish (7.0%), United States (4.1%), French (1.9%), Italian (1.8%).