Las Cruces is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 113,888 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Las Cruces is the second largest community in New Mexico.Unlike some cities, Las Cruces isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Las Cruces are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Las Cruces is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Las Cruces who work in office and administrative support (11.42%), teaching (10.24%), and sales jobs (8.81%). Also of interest is that Las Cruces has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Las Cruces is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Las Cruces has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Las Cruces enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Las Cruces. The population of Las Cruces is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.30% of adults in Las Cruces have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Las Cruces in 2022 was $28,239, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,956 for a family of four. However, Las Cruces contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Las Cruces is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Las Cruces home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Las Cruces, accounting for 61.73% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Las Cruces residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Las Cruces include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Las Cruces is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
