Dona Ana County, New Mexico QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Dona Ana County New Mexico
?  Population, 2000 174,6821,819,046
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 28.9%20.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.8%7.2%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 29.7%28.0%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.6%11.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 67.8%66.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.6%1.9%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5%9.5%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%1.1%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 24.7%17.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.6%3.6%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.9%50.8%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 63.4%42.1%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 32.5%44.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 53,091692,616
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 16,476188,336
?  Housing units, 2000 65,210780,579
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 67.5%70.0%
?  Households, 2000 59,556677,971
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.852.63
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 43.0%38.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $26,379$30,836
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 26.6%19.3%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 37.7%27.5%

Business QuickFacts Dona Ana County New Mexico
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 3,18342,608
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 34,739540,186
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 33.0%29.2%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 7,80096,964
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 395,48317,906,091
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,059,14414,984,454
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,364$8,697
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 2,50726,729
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 2,77340,636
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 9209,7161
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 925,74913,580,214
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 8,03669,941

Geography QuickFacts Dona Ana County New Mexico
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 3,807121,356
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 45.915.0
?  Metropolitan Area Las Cruces, NM MSA 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown