Las Cruces

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#961

Global Rank

1.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power

Population
229K
GDP
$11B
GDP per capita
$46,063
Land area
1,500 km² (579 mi²)
Density
153/km² (396/mi²)

Primary city Las Cruces

State / province New Mexico

Language English

Las Cruces metro area

32.32, -106.76
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Las Cruces, NM, since 1984. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503001990200020102020

One year
One year −0.4%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +37.8%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +42.8%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −26.0%
2007Q4 to 2012Q3

Languages of Las Cruces

English first in New Mexico; 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
English68.7%
Spanish24.5%
Navajo2.9%
German0.3%
Tagalog0.3%
English reach, New Mexico
96%
Tier 1 census

New Mexico on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Las Cruces

#432 by film pedigree · score 5.3 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: William Bowers

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#987

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, United States