ZIP 88001 · Las Cruces
Who lives in ZIP code 88001 (Las Cruces, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Las Cruces, NM · Doña Ana County
uszips 2026
People37,690
Median age28.8
Household income$33,087
Home value$164,043
Median rent$806/mo
Poverty34.4%
College degree+28.6%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1,312 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,602
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.6% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
9.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,562.
Education (adults 25+)
47.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
72.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 22.4%
- Never married
- 60.8%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 34.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 41.7%
- Rent burden
- 37.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.0%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 12.0%
- Limited English
- 7.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.