ZIP 88005 · Las Cruces
Who lives in ZIP code 88005 (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
People27,509
Median age37.3
Household income$54,452
Home value$217,643
Median rent$890/mo
Poverty23.3%
College degree+32.1%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Las Cruces, NM
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 70 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,290
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
21.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,393.
Education (adults 25+)
47.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
59.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.5%
- Never married
- 45.5%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 36.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.8%
- Rent burden
- 40.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.9%
- Unemployment
- 9.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.4%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 14.9%
- Limited English
- 6.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.