Marital Status in the Las Cruces Area, New Mexico (Metro Area)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Female Male
New Mexico
Las Cruces Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-32.487357%-30.989321%-32.487357%32%32.487357%6.805729%30.989321%6.412245%39.293086%39%28,00828.0k32,17232.2k-44.776829%-43.663068%-44.776829%45%44.776829%3.816793%43.663068%2.980707%48.593622%49%38,60338.6k39,78739.8k-9.721900%-4.939632%-12.984713%-3.332739%-14.661532%15%9.721900%12.984713%9.721900%10%12,64012.6k7,960-2.391392%-5.682890%-2.969946%-6.060214%-8.074282%8%2.391392%2.969946%2.391392%2%6,9611,958
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Female Male
New Mexico
Las Cruces Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-32.487357%-30.989321%-32.487357%32%32.487357%6.805729%30.989321%6.412245%39.293086%39%28,00828.0k32,17232.2k-42.434928%-41.056559%-42.434928%42%42.434928%3.562116%41.056559%2.582554%45.997044%46%36,58436.6k37,66137.7k-1.441186%-1.720787%-1.490229%-0.601755%-3.161973%3%1.441186%1.490229%1.441186%1%2,7261,180-2.341901%-2.606509%-2.341901%2%2.341901%0.254676%2.606509%0.398153%2.596578%3%2,0192,126-2.391392%-5.682890%-2.969946%-6.060214%-8.074282%8%2.391392%2.969946%2.391392%2%6,9611,958-8.280714%-3.218845%-11.494483%-2.730984%-11.499559%11%8.280714%11.494483%8.280714%8%9,9146,780
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.407%13.4%43.398%43.4%44.835%44.8%74.874%74.9%58.772%58.8%80.365%80.4%57.525%57.5%70.032%70.0%63.419%63.4%67.568%67.6%56.254%56.3%63.781%63.8%60.458%60.5%69.676%69.7%62.584%62.6%63.220%63.2%60.432%60.4%59.450%59.5%54.790%54.8%53.740%53.7%41.120%41.1%33.001%33.0%18.587%18.6%10.499%10.5%4.374%4.37%1.315%1.32%0.674%0.67%0.349%0.35%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.103%6.10%5.637%5.64%12.028%12.0%9.288%9.29%18.348%18.3%9.885%9.89%22.186%22.2%16.328%16.3%21.900%21.9%18.837%18.8%25.992%26.0%22.207%22.2%22.367%22.4%11.863%11.9%21.943%21.9%15.155%15.2%19.021%19.0%16.363%16.4%16.928%16.9%7.596%7.60%10.284%10.3%3.765%3.77%2.037%2.04%1.640%1.64%0.338%0.34%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.327%0.33%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.001%1.00%2.703%2.70%2.587%2.59%4.359%4.36%3.761%3.76%5.239%5.24%10.705%10.7%9.538%9.54%6.721%6.72%13.415%13.4%13.966%14.0%12.746%12.7%16.367%16.4%17.053%17.1%14.747%14.7%20.657%20.7%19.519%19.5%24.187%24.2%27.230%27.2%38.256%38.3%47.833%47.8%63.233%63.2%79.377%79.4%87.860%87.9%95.287%95.3%98.685%98.7%99.326%99.3%99.324%99.3%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1779.490%79.5%48.263%48.3%40.549%40.5%11.479%11.5%19.118%19.1%4.511%4.51%9.585%9.58%4.102%4.10%7.960%7.96%0.181%0.18%3.788%3.79%1.266%1.27%0.808%0.81%1.409%1.41%0.726%0.73%0.967%0.97%1.029%1.03%0.000%0%1.052%1.05%0.408%0.41%0.763%0.76%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in New Mexico.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Las Cruces Area
New Mexico
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178305,68811,78611.8k6,8548,2997,4707,4276,8427,2967,1755,1143,31524846
Count number of married in age cohort in the Las Cruces Area

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of New Mexico and the Las Cruces Area
Las Cruces Area
New Mexico
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Asian2Other2White HispanicMixed2Black2-26.624828%-0.916235%-11.700622%-24.177943%-1.187237%-15.405784%-39.241685%39%53.918209%6.840106%52.012174%7.216861%60.758315%61%53,69853.7k-40.704801%-5.158325%-30.201641%-0.888997%-7.560512%-45.863126%46%50.306435%-0.000000%3.830439%56.621005%4.727846%54.136874%54%1,958-37.246092%-1.413461%-9.538519%-46.144570%-2.571019%-10.842749%-48.198072%48%46.653562%5.148367%35.181545%5.260117%51.801928%52%10,68310.7k-39.894874%-3.289583%-9.116074%-38.243196%-2.190385%-11.204555%-52.300531%52%43.043460%4.656009%43.027327%5.334537%47.699469%48%96,45696.5k-47.154134%-2.949730%-10.594101%-49.155153%-1.232263%-11.827857%-60.697964%61%37.390943%1.911093%34.283981%3.500747%39.302036%39%2,407-51.645307%-0.658123%-8.417042%-46.461603%-2.229386%-11.821770%-60.720471%61%36.369934%2.909595%34.468111%5.019131%39.279529%39%2,887
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Las Cruces Area

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41.5%46.0%50.4%54.8%59.2%63.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
4.0%6.0%8.0%9.9%11.8%13.8%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.6%1.7%2.8%3.9%5.0%6.2%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27.1%29.7%32.1%34.6%37.1%39.6%
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Marital Status by Place in the Las Cruces Area

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within the Las Cruces Area (26 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, the Las Cruces Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Las Cruces Area.

Married by Place#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Las Cruces Area, selected places in the Las Cruces Area, and entities that contain the Las Cruces Area
0%20%40%60%Count#SalemMesquiteRadium SpgsSan YsidroWhite SandsDoña AnaSan PabloPlacitasHatchOrganVadoChaparralChamberinoSanta TeresaAnthonyMountainWestBerinoUnited StatesLas CrucesSan MiguelMesillaSunland ParkNew MexicoLa UnionLa MesaLas CrucesRinconFairacresRodeyUniv PkGarfield68.697479%68.697479%69%327167.619048%67.619048%68%284266.690962%66.690962%67%915365.729350%65.729350%66%1,122463.665595%63.665595%64%594558.760429%58.760429%59%493657.219251%57.219251%57%428756.807512%56.807512%57%242856.612529%56.612529%57%732952.791878%52.791878%53%1041052.105594%52.105594%52%8291152.069882%52.069882%52%5,4841250.561798%50.561798%51%3601350.303767%50.303767%50%1,6561450.280899%50.280899%50%3,4011549.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.089172%48.089172%48%6041648.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k46.113445%46.113445%46%4391745.437529%45.437529%45%9711845.336946%45.336946%45%5,1871945.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k42.761905%42.761905%43%4492041.135734%41.135734%41%2972141.098967%41.098967%41%33,12733.1k2239.880952%39.880952%40%672331.475029%31.475029%31%2712430.120482%30.120482%30%502512.217195%12.217195%12%351260.000000%0.000000%0%027
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Las Cruces Area

There is 1 county in the Las Cruces Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Las Cruces Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Las Cruces Area.

Married by County#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Las Cruces Area, selected counties in the Las Cruces Area, and entities that contain the Las Cruces Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MountainWestUnited StatesLas CrucesDoña AnaNew Mexico49.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M46.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k46.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k145.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Las Cruces Area

There are 7 county subdivisions in the Las Cruces Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Las Cruces Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Las Cruces Area.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Las Cruces Area, selected county subdivisions in the Las Cruces Area, and entities that contain the Las Cruces Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#White SandsHatchDoña Ana-HillAnthonyMountainFairacresWestUnited StatesS Doña AnaLas CrucesNew MexicoLas Cruces63.665595%63.665595%64%594160.886989%60.886989%61%2,279253.861447%53.861447%54%15,71315.7k352.330595%52.330595%52%11,53011.5k449.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M48.888497%48.888497%49%2,771548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.383296%47.383296%47%10,05910.1k646.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k45.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k41.547298%41.547298%42%35,44435.4k7
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 7 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in New Mexico

There are 19 metro areas in New Mexico. This section compares the Las Cruces Area to all of the metro areas in New Mexico and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Las Cruces Area.

Married by Metro Area#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Las Cruces Area, selected other metro areas in New Mexico, and entities that contain the Las Cruces Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Los AlamosRuidoso AreaHobbs AreaCarlsbad AreaMountainWestUnited StatesRoswell AreaAlamogordoClovis AreaLas CrucesDeming AreaSanta Fe AreaFarmingtonNew MexicoAlbuquerqueSilver CityPortales AreaEspañola AreaTaos AreaGrants AreaGallup AreaLas Vegas65.010665%65.010665%65%9,448151.918358%51.918358%52%8,674251.253955%51.253955%51%26,24126.2k350.351490%50.351490%50%22,20422.2k449.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M48.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.632317%47.632317%48%24,27224.3k547.361356%47.361356%47%24,69824.7k647.327577%47.327577%47%18,41818.4k746.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k846.332512%46.332512%46%8,837946.131133%46.131133%46%57,02557.0k1045.890722%45.890722%46%43,48143.5k1145.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k44.942132%44.942132%45%327,776328k1244.304275%44.304275%44%10,57110.6k1344.126351%44.126351%44%6,8591442.843278%42.843278%43%13,68513.7k1541.636344%41.636344%42%11,55711.6k1638.015505%38.015505%38%8,2871733.528902%33.528902%34%18,57318.6k1830.786054%30.786054%31%7,32019
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 19 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the Las Cruces Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Las Cruces Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Las Cruces Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the Las Cruces Area
0%20%40%Count#Ogden AreaProvo AreaGreeley AreaPrescott AreaColorado SpringsSan Jose AreaBoise CityKennewickOlympia AreaSalt Lake CityBremertonOxnard AreaUrban HonoluluSeattle AreaFort CollinsDenver AreaSpokane AreaSalem AreaPortland AreaMountainMedford AreaLake Havasu CityAnchorageYakima AreaSan Luis ObispoSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesModesto AreaStockton AreaSacramentoReno AreaSanta RosaBoulder AreaSan DiegoPhoenix AreaVisalia AreaBellinghamRiversideVallejo AreaLas CrucesBakersfieldSalinas AreaMerced AreaNew MexicoTucson AreaEugene AreaAlbuquerqueSanta MariaLos AngelesSanta CruzLas VegasFresno AreaChico Area58.908242%58.908242%59%273,002273k158.544614%58.544614%59%236,892237k255.380192%55.380192%55%119,022119k354.834944%54.834944%55%102,872103k454.038006%54.038006%54%295,141295k553.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k652.861881%52.861881%53%273,639274k752.733636%52.733636%53%109,841110k852.472869%52.472869%52%114,256114k952.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k1052.205796%52.205796%52%111,060111k1150.393009%50.393009%50%340,241340k1250.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1350.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M1450.146575%50.146575%50%135,309135k1549.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M1649.726424%49.726424%50%219,753220k1749.694679%49.694679%50%159,344159k1849.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1949.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M49.472507%49.472507%49%86,23886.2k2048.804360%48.804360%49%84,16884.2k2148.721229%48.721229%49%152,343152k2248.408104%48.408104%48%89,64689.6k2348.374339%48.374339%48%114,489114k2448.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2548.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.004324%48.004324%48%196,727197k2647.919616%47.919616%48%263,371263k2747.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2847.389082%47.389082%47%171,303171k2947.367746%47.367746%47%195,697196k3047.300459%47.300459%47%123,738124k3147.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M3247.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M3347.136156%47.136156%47%157,974158k3447.087184%47.087184%47%82,33182.3k3546.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3646.721458%46.721458%47%162,529163k3746.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k3846.621070%46.621070%47%305,851306k3946.185852%46.185852%46%154,185154k4045.566656%45.566656%46%90,48990.5k4145.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k45.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k4244.952800%44.952800%45%136,621137k4344.942132%44.942132%45%327,776328k4444.887196%44.887196%45%160,184160k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.235718%44.235718%44%99,86799.9k4744.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4843.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k4942.335747%42.335747%42%78,87778.9k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Las Cruces Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Las Cruces Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Las Cruces Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Las Cruces Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh AreaMinneapolisDallas AreaKansas CitySeattle AreaDenver AreaHouston AreaNashvilleCharlottePortland AreaMountainCincinnatiPittsburghOklahoma CityWashingtonBirminghamSt. LouisIndianapolisSan FranciscoWestUnited StatesSacramentoColumbus AreaJacksonvilleAtlanta AreaAustin AreaSan DiegoHartford AreaLouisvillePhoenix AreaBoston AreaChicago AreaSan AntonioRiversideVirginia BeachLas CrucesMilwaukeeDetroit AreaTampa AreaRichmond AreaBaltimoreNew York AreaOrlando AreaClevelandProvidencePhiladelphiaNew MexicoBuffalo AreaLos AngelesLas VegasMiami AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans53.237658%53.237658%53%832,621833k152.277296%52.277296%52%457,453457k251.698342%51.698342%52%508,219508k351.415664%51.415664%51%1,432,1541.43M450.475713%50.475713%50%2,724,4682.72M550.401929%50.401929%50%826,323826k650.194131%50.194131%50%1,502,2221.50M749.942501%49.942501%50%1,100,0521.10M849.925020%49.925020%50%2,501,5742.50M949.743168%49.743168%50%715,259715k1049.651507%49.651507%50%939,978940k1149.650785%49.650785%50%949,041949k1249.555906%49.555906%50%9,123,4519.12M49.235990%49.235990%49%845,379845k1348.866203%48.866203%49%968,254968k1448.816995%48.816995%49%515,444515k1548.547447%48.547447%49%2,349,1262.35M1648.447362%48.447362%48%445,832446k1748.395550%48.395550%48%1,101,2181.10M1848.313743%48.313743%48%750,826751k1948.148944%48.148944%48%1,827,3411.83M2048.094521%48.094521%48%28,965,61229.0M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.644214%47.644214%48%859,666860k2147.460346%47.460346%47%756,021756k2247.375071%47.375071%47%546,696547k2347.365465%47.365465%47%2,097,6812.10M2447.350232%47.350232%47%731,768732k2547.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2647.207221%47.207221%47%474,831475k2747.198100%47.198100%47%484,817485k2847.160781%47.160781%47%1,675,3741.68M2947.118464%47.118464%47%1,851,0711.85M3046.935192%46.935192%47%3,593,1563.59M3146.832265%46.832265%47%857,111857k3246.786330%46.786330%47%1,614,7601.61M3346.760558%46.760558%47%650,827651k3446.636008%46.636008%47%78,39078.4k46.501081%46.501081%47%587,231587k3546.299539%46.299539%46%1,616,4721.62M3646.146851%46.146851%46%1,122,4821.12M3745.957733%45.957733%46%471,894472k3845.765902%45.765902%46%1,037,7941.04M3945.722984%45.722984%46%7,484,5167.48M4045.505111%45.505111%46%863,439863k4145.300554%45.300554%45%766,407766k4245.186148%45.186148%45%605,329605k4345.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M4445.127524%45.127524%45%751,399751k44.672243%44.672243%45%421,668422k4544.363776%44.363776%44%4,748,7354.75M4644.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k4742.985990%42.985990%43%2,112,5742.11M4842.086664%42.086664%42%445,170445k4941.587196%41.587196%42%421,826422k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Las Cruces Area aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
New Mexico
County:
Doña Ana
Principal City:
Las Cruces
Cities:
Anthony, Las Cruces, Sunland Park
Towns:
Mesilla
Unincorporated Places:
Berino, Chamberino, Chaparral, Doña Ana, Fairacres, Garfield, La Mesa, La Union, Mesquite, Organ, Placitas, Radium Springs, Rincon, Rodey, Salem, San Miguel, San Pablo, San Ysidro, Santa Teresa, University Park, Vado, White Sands
Villages:
Hatch
ZIP Codes:
87936, 87937, 87940, 87941, 88001, 88002, 88003, 88004, 88005, 88007, 88008, 88011, 88012, 88021, 88024, 88027, 88032, 88033, 88044, 88046, 88047, 88048, 88052, 88063, 88072, 88081
Unified School Districts:
Gadsden, Hatch Valley, Las Cruces
Congressional District:
NM-2
State Senate Districts:
NM-31, NM-34, NM-35, NM-36, NM-37, NM-38
State House Districts:
NM-33, NM-34, NM-35, NM-36, NM-37, NM-39, NM-52, NM-53
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Alamogordo Area, Deming Area, El Paso Area