Cities / New Mexico / Las Cruces

Las Cruces, NM

114,197 people

Right Now

Weather

87.1°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 101°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Las Cruces)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ELP

42 mi — El Paso International Airport

Population & People

Population

114,197

Median age

Median household income

$55,422

Poverty rate

22.6%

Unemployment rate

6.9%

Bachelor's degree+

36.7%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

60.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$231,700

Median gross rent

$974/mo

Homeownership rate

55.89%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$973

HUD Fair Market Rent (Luna County, 57 mi from Las Cruces), 2026. Efficiency $671, 1BR $783, 2BR $973, 3BR $1280, 4BR $1528. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Mexico commercial electricity

11.23¢/kWh

New Mexico industrial electricity

5.9¢/kWh

New Mexico residential electricity

15.08¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

152778.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

120851.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Mexico

556.35

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Source: FRED, New Mexico-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ELP

El Paso International Airport

42 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

189 mi away

TUS

Tucson International Airport

244 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Mexico energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Mexico economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).