Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $660 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $581 (0.6%)
Area name: Las Cruces, NM MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dona Ana County is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $694 a month.
2005 air pollution in Dona Ana County:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 48 µg/m3.
Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
205 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.8 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
36 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Luna County
, Otero County
, Sierra County
, El Paso County, Texas
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dona Ana County: Wagner
Well
(A),
House Pasture Windmill
(B),
Weldon Burris Homestead
(C),
Horse Canyon Ranch
(D),
Dona
(E),
Dona Ana Range Camp
(F),
X-Seven Ranch
(G),
Cleofas Well
(H),
Drift Fence Well
(I),
Dripping Spring Ranch
(J),
Cordova Well
(K),
Baird Ranch
(L),
Corralitos Side Camp
(M),
Cox Home Ranch
(N),
Cox Ranch
(O),
E J Isaacks Ranch
(P),
Johnson Ranch
(Q),
Johnson Stockade
(R),
Johnson Windmill
(S),
Beal Ranch
(T)
Churches in Dona Ana County include: La
Mesa Baptist Church
(A),
La Purisema Church
(B),
San Luis Church
(C),
San Jose Catholic Church Historic Site
(D),
San Isidro Parish
(E),
Salem Baptist Church
(F),
Saint Michael Church
(G),
Saint Lukes Church
(H),
First Baptist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Organ
Cemetery
(1),
Old Berino Cemetery
(2),
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3),
Saint Josephs Cemetery
(4),
Rodey Cemetery
(5),
San Luis Cemetery
(6)
Lakes and reservoirs: Dalry
Lake
(A),
Mauries Lake
(B),
Red Lake
(C),
Lucero, Lake
(D),
Muzzle Lake
(E),
Old Coe Lake
(F),
Isaack Lake
(G),
Flat Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dona
Ana Arroyo
(A),
Lucero Arroyo
(B),
Yeso, Arroyo
(C),
Placitas Arroyo
(D),
Broadhurst Arroyo
(E),
Sand Hill Arroyo
(F),
Mossman Arroyo
(G),
Bear Creek
(H),
Cuervo, Arroyo
(I)
Parks in Dona Ana County include: Onates
Route on the Camnio Real Historical Marker
(1),
El Camino Real Historical Marker
(2),
Brazito Battlefield Historical Marker
(3),
Site of San Agustin Springs Historical Marker
(4),
Tularosa Valley Historical Marker
(5),
Leasburg Dam State Park
(6),
Roblado Mountains Wilderness Study Area
(7),
Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area
(8),
La Mesilla Historical Marker
(9)
Post offices: Fairacres
Post Office
(A),
Afton Post Office
(B),
Radium Springs Post Office
(C),
Chamberino Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.4% | | New
Mexico: |
3.3% |
Current college students: 17,779
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 32,623 (34% naturalized citizens)
| Dona
Ana County: |
18.7% | | Whole
state: |
8.2% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 5,037
- 1990
to 1994: 5,149
- 1985
to 1989: 4,696
- 1980
to 1984: 4,626
- 1975
to 1979: 3,279
- 1970
to 1974: 3,546
- 1970
to 1974: 1,631
- 1965
to 1969: 4,659
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Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 33,885
- One,
attached: 2,731
- Two:
2,092
- 3
or 4: 2,640
- 5
to 9: 1,409
- 10
to 19: 1,428
- 20
or more: 3,056
- Mobile
homes: 17,584
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 385
Housing units in Dona Ana County with a mortgage: 15,974 (1,574 second mortgage, 891 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,598 Agriculture
in Dona Ana County
Average size of farms: 343 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $148934
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1503.08
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.83%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $120954
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65938
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 55.64%
All wheat for grain: 669 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 8485 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10446 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26056 acresDona
Ana County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Mexico state average. It is 28.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Educational
services (21%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Construction
laborers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(91%)
- Germany
(1%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)
- Canada
(1%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
- Korea
(0%)
- Philippines
(0%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Dona Ana County:
|
- German
(6%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- English
(5%)
- Irish
(4%)
- Italian
(1%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 51,520 (77%)
- Carpooled:
9,753 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 296 (0%)
- Railroad:
7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
168 (0%)
- Bicycle:
333 (0%)
- Walked:
1,674 (3%)
- Other
means: 651 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 2,359 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Dona Ana County, New Mexico
- 2352
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 826
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 784
people in state prisons
- 488
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 374
people in nursing homes
- 48
people in halfway houses
- 47
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 39
people in military barracks, etc.
- 23
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 15
people in religious group quarters
- 14
people in other group homes
- 7
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 2
people in other workers' dormitories
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,280.
7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,746 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.76% | | New
Mexico average: | 7.94% |
0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
| Dona
Ana County: |
0.26% | | New
Mexico average: |
0.21% |
2.02% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($7,261 average AGI)
5.49% relocated from other states ($27,916 average AGI)
| Dona
Ana County: |
5.49% | | New
Mexico average: |
4.63% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
El Paso County, TX
|
1.46% ($26,477 average AGI) |
| from
Bernalillo County, NM
|
0.33% ($32,663) |
| from
Otero County, NM
|
0.28% ($25,955) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.22% ($39,123) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.18% ($41,063) |
| from
Grant County, NM
|
0.17% ($25,596) |
| from
Luna County, NM
|
0.16% ($13,554) |
6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,970 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.77% | | New
Mexico average: | 7.42% |
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($563 average AGI)
| Dona
Ana County: |
0.10% | | New
Mexico average: | 0.14% |
1.88% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($7,742 average AGI)
4.79% relocated to other states ($22,665 average AGI)
| Dona
Ana County: |
4.79% | | New
Mexico average: |
4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
El Paso County, TX
|
1.22% ($27,333 average AGI) |
| to
Bernalillo County, NM
|
0.60% ($28,260) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.33% ($29,044) |
| to
Otero County, NM
|
0.20% ($24,312) |
| to
Luna County, NM
|
0.11% ($24,471) |
| to
Pima County, AZ
|
0.11% ($40,212) |
| to
Clark County, NV
|
0.10% ($30,242) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.3
Births
per 1000 population in Dona Ana County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Dona Ana County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Dona Ana County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,166 (19,135 aged, 3,031 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 169,667
- In
family households: 148,364 (31,481 male householders, 11,502 female householders)
32,029
spouses, 58,860 children (54,799 natural, 1,454 adopted, 2,607 stepchildren), 4,837 grandchildren, 1,672 brothers or sisters, 1,232 parents, 3,215 other relatives, 3,536 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 21,303 (8,253 male householders (6,009 living alone)), 8,243 female householders (6,700 living alone)), 4,807 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 5,015 (2,105 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 15,066 2-persons, 9,590 3-persons, 9,161 4-persons, 5,226 5-persons, 2,352 6-persons, 1,588 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,709 1-person, 3,062 2-persons, 524 3-persons, 150 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
31,266 married couples with children.
13,890 single-parent households (2,928 men, 10,962 women).
45.6% of residents of Dona Ana County speak English at home.
52.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,388,599,000 ($7462 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $405,682,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $406,505,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $163,733,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,226,000
Federal grants: $287,310,000
Federal procurement contracts: $361,095,000 ($262,423,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $164,730,000 ($98,940,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,938,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $92,098,000
Federal Government insurance: $130,129,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 16,226
| Here: |
86 per 1000 residents | | State: |
74 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,487
| Here: |
29 per 1000 residents | | State: | 36
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,321
| Here: |
+23 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+15 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -95
| Here: |
-1 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Dona Ana County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 34.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,023
- 1995
to 1998: 7,764
- 1990
to 1994: 7,264
- 1980
to 1989: 16,673
- 1970
to 1979: 13,289
- 1960
to 1969: 7,577
- 1950
to 1959: 5,361
- 1940
to 1949: 2,390
- 1939
or earlier: 2,869
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Dona Ana County, New Mexico: |
- 1
room: 148
- 2
rooms: 1,350
- 3
rooms: 3,043
- 4
rooms: 5,254
- 5
rooms: 10,882
- 6
rooms: 8,652
- 7
rooms: 5,750
- 8
rooms: 2,947
- 9
or more rooms: 2,175
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dona Ana County, New Mexico: |
- 1
room: 716
- 2
rooms: 2,517
- 3
rooms: 3,517
- 4
rooms: 6,195
- 5
rooms: 3,701
- 6
rooms: 1,587
- 7
rooms: 744
- 8
rooms: 240
- 9
or more rooms: 138
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dona Ana County:
|
- no
bedroom: 651
- 1
bedroom: 2,355
- 2
bedrooms: 8,870
- 3
bedrooms: 21,809
- 4
bedrooms: 5,626
- 5
or more bedrooms: 890
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dona Ana County:
|
- no
bedroom: 1,068
- 1
bedroom: 4,957
- 2
bedrooms: 7,986
- 3
bedrooms: 4,665
- 4
bedrooms: 589
- 5
or more bedrooms: 90
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dona Ana County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,449
- 1
vehicle: 10,837
- 2
vehicles: 16,866
- 3
vehicles: 7,676
- 4
vehicles: 2,445
- 5
or more vehicles: 928
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dona Ana County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,314
- 1
vehicle: 9,505
- 2
vehicles: 5,712
- 3
vehicles: 1,519
- 4
vehicles: 215
- 5
or more vehicles: 90
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55% of Dona Ana County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out
of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in New Mexico.
| Dona
Ana County: |
54.6% | | State
average: | 55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 70100
- Northeast:
6137
- Midwest:
11611
- South:
36696
- West:
15346
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $105,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (67%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (61%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,155
| Here: |
4.7% | | New
Mexico: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 349
| Here: |
2.9% | | New
Mexico: | 7.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 983
| Here: |
6.4% | | New
Mexico: | 11.9% |
Dona
Ana County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,826,000
- Charges
- All Other: $17,348,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,538,000
Sewerage: $385,000
Housing & Community Development: $46,000
- Construction
- Sewerage: $9,289,000
General Public Buildings: $2,343,000
Regular Highways: $609,000
Water Utilities: $589,000
Housing & Community Development: $30,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $10,584,000
Police Protection: $9,966,000
General - Other: $5,811,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,219,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,107,000
Central Staff Services: $3,789,000
Regular Highways: $3,187,000
Financial Administration: $3,070,000
Health Services - Other: $2,502,000
Fire Protection: $2,417,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,335,000
Welfare - Other: $2,165,000
General Public Buildings: $2,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,774,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,150,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $472,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $438,000
Sewerage: $270,000
Water Utilities: $108,000
Air Transportation: $108,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,740,000
All Other: $1,339,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $3,279,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $573,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $10,983,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $45,013,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $20,945,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,917,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $47,735,000
Industrial Revenue: $9,682,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,301,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,306,000
- Miscellaneous
- Special Assessments: $15,699,000
General Revenue, NEC: $13,119,000
Interest Earnings: $1,936,000
Rents: $202,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $542,000
Housing & Community Development: $146,000
Police Protection: $127,000
Parks & Recreation: $109,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
General Public Building: $86,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Health - Other: $47,000
Central Staff: $27,000
Fire Protection: $24,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Judicial: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $75,140,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $232,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,929,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,741,000
General Support: $2,884,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,197,000
Housing & Community Development: $784,000
Water Utilities: $97,000
Public Welfare: $33,000
- Tax
- Property: $21,854,000
Total General Sales: $15,240,000
NEC: $1,319,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $27,886,000
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