Food Stamps in Las Cruces, New Mexico (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Mexico and Las Cruces
Las Cruces
New Mexico
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,215.000000$45,674.000000$41,215.000000$41.2k39,08639.1k$18,488.000000$18,989.000000$18,488.000000$18.5k7,697$48,270.000000$52,732.000000$48,270.000000$48.3k31,38931.4k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Mexico and Las Cruces
Las Cruces
New Mexico
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.436794%54.952074%54.436794%54.4%34.700%34.7%28.010913%27.761460%28.010913%28.0%52.869%52.9%18.071976%20.416252%18.071976%18.1%20.718%20.7%35.390412%42.475563%35.390412%35.4%28.056%28.1%24.113291%27.293256%24.113291%24.1%13.482%13.5%55.398207%55.195256%55.398207%55.4%48.938%48.9%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Mexico and Las Cruces
Las Cruces
New Mexico
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.120265%26.609341%25.120265%25.1%65.300%65.3%6.123164%5.856452%6.123164%6.1%47.131%47.1%16.958170%17.752246%16.958170%17.0%79.282%79.3%22.253019%26.426764%22.253019%22.3%71.944%71.9%37.943229%42.396961%37.943229%37.9%86.518%86.5%14.173755%11.847673%14.173755%14.2%51.062%51.1%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New Mexico and Las Cruces
Las Cruces
New Mexico
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1All RacesMixed1White3Asian129.647059%21.651017%29.647059%29.6%252150.550207%151%27.672277%22.995025%27.672277%27.7%4,867140.522100%141%25.886525%26.738412%25.886525%25.9%511131.453905%131%19.692473%16.609250%19.692473%19.7%7,697100.000000%100%13.381001%19.166378%13.381001%13.4%13167.949825%68%11.235823%9.084609%11.235823%11.2%1,91257.056435%57%3.539823%8.542659%3.539823%3.5%2417.975513%18%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Las Cruces

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
18.6%22.1%25.5%28.8%32.2%35.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Las Cruces

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%12%18%25%32%39%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Las Cruces

There are 2 neighborhoods in Las Cruces. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Las Cruces, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Las Cruces.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Las Cruces, selected neighborhoods in Las Cruces, and entities that contain Las Cruces
0%10%20%30%Count#Las Esperanzas NeighborhoodLas EsperanzasLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaLas CrucesAlameda Depot NeighborhoodAlameda DepotLas Cruces Public SchoolsLas CrucesNew MexicoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWest35.602552%35.602552%35.6%321121.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k21.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k19.692473%19.692473%19.7%7,69718.690272%18.690272%18.7%116117218.392851%18.392851%18.4%10,53810.5k16.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Las Cruces Area

There are 27 places in the Las Cruces Area. This section compares Las Cruces to all of the places in the Las Cruces Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Las Cruces.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Las Cruces, selected other places in the Las Cruces Area, and entities that contain Las Cruces
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#RodeyPlacitasAnthonyBerinoHatchSanta TeresaUniversity ParkUniv PkChaparralChamberinoFairacresSunland ParkVadoSalemRinconLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaLa UnionLas CrucesSan YsidroLas Cruces Public SchoolsLas CrucesSan MiguelSan PabloNew MexicoOrganDoña AnaMesillaLa MesaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestRadium SpringsRadium SpgsWhite SandsMesquiteGarfield100.000000%100.000000%100.0%79174.500000%74.500000%74.5%149241.255106%41.255106%41.3%1,111338.651685%38.651685%38.7%172433.725490%33.725490%33.7%172533.425034%33.425034%33.4%486633.333333%33.333333%33.3%168733.178484%33.178484%33.2%1,357832.584270%32.584270%32.6%87931.407942%31.407942%31.4%871029.380316%29.380316%29.4%1,2091127.377049%27.377049%27.4%1671222.285714%22.285714%22.3%391322.222222%22.222222%22.2%81421.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k21.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k20.224719%20.224719%20.2%721519.692473%19.692473%19.7%7,6971619.630156%19.630156%19.6%1381718.392851%18.392851%18.4%10,53810.5k17.422434%17.422434%17.4%731817.006803%17.006803%17.0%501916.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.190476%16.190476%16.2%172014.682540%14.682540%14.7%742114.316239%14.316239%14.3%1342213.595166%13.595166%13.6%452313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M5.123967%5.123967%5.1%31241.567398%1.567398%1.6%5250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%027
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Mexico

There are 443 places in New Mexico. This section compares Las Cruces to the 50 most populous places in New Mexico and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Las Cruces. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 4,483.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Las Cruces, selected other places in New Mexico, and entities that contain Las Cruces
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Zuni PuebloAnthonyMeadow LakeEl Cerro MissionBelenChaparralDemingLas VegasTruth or ConsequencesTruth or Conseque…Sunland ParkSilver CitySouth ValleyGrantsTucumcariTaosRatonSocorroShiprockRoswellLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaBloomfieldPortalesEspañolaLas CrucesLas Cruces Public SchoolsLas CrucesClovisAlamogordoNorth ValleyBernalilloLos ChavesRio CommunitiesNew MexicoLos LunasHobbsGallupAlbuquerqueCarlsbadLos Ranchos de AlbuquerqueLos Ranchos de Al…LovingtonAztecFarmingtonRuidosoLee AcresUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArtesiaSanta FeMountainRio RanchoWestParadise HillsParadise HlsNorth HobbsCorralesLos AlamosEldorado at Santa FeEldorado at Santa …PlacitasWhite Rock43.900848%43.900848%43.9%673141.255106%41.255106%41.3%1,111238.689218%38.689218%38.7%549334.961076%34.961076%35.0%494433.715766%33.715766%33.7%911533.178484%33.178484%33.2%1,357632.812500%32.812500%32.8%1,638731.993229%31.993229%32.0%1,512830.907899%30.907899%30.9%943929.380316%29.380316%29.4%1,2091027.884376%27.884376%27.9%1,1191127.276756%27.276756%27.3%3,6931227.135070%27.135070%27.1%8961326.747386%26.747386%26.7%4861426.533865%26.533865%26.5%6661524.325260%24.325260%24.3%7031623.460639%23.460639%23.5%6021722.391615%22.391615%22.4%4701821.570633%21.570633%21.6%3,7961921.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k21.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k20.872023%20.872023%20.9%5172020.296804%20.296804%20.3%8892120.010658%20.010658%20.0%7512219.692473%19.692473%19.7%7,6972318.392851%18.392851%18.4%10,53810.5k18.239857%18.239857%18.2%2,6572417.675707%17.675707%17.7%2,1052517.533060%17.533060%17.5%7692617.517328%17.517328%17.5%5562716.859852%16.859852%16.9%3202816.639478%16.639478%16.6%3062916.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.047602%16.047602%16.0%8903015.884983%15.884983%15.9%1,8123115.765093%15.765093%15.8%1,0553215.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k3315.002417%15.002417%15.0%1,5523414.954742%14.954742%15.0%3803514.310148%14.310148%14.3%5023614.225782%14.225782%14.2%3733713.985602%13.985602%14.0%2,1373813.619403%13.619403%13.6%4383913.390466%13.390466%13.4%2504013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.799482%12.799482%12.8%5934111.550366%11.550366%11.6%4,1054211.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.193461%11.193461%11.2%3,6704311.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.844749%10.844749%10.8%190444.965243%4.965243%5.0%100452.780166%2.780166%2.8%97461.672112%1.672112%1.7%87471.462639%1.462639%1.5%46480.858194%0.858194%0.9%21490.683177%0.683177%0.7%1650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Las Cruces to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Las Cruces. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Las Cruces, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Las Cruces
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaTacomaStocktonLas CrucesTucsonPortlandGlendaleLas Cruces Public SchoolsLas CrucesSanta AnaNew MexicoPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideMountainAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k323.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k421.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k21.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k20.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k519.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k619.692473%19.692473%19.7%7,69719.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k819.046976%19.046976%19.0%15,50515.5k918.392851%18.392851%18.4%10,53810.5k17.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1016.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1116.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k1215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1514.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1714.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1814.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071913.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1502013.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k2811.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k2910.337522%10.337522%10.3%9,1243010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3110.318586%10.318586%10.3%13,16613.2k3210.103407%10.103407%10.1%7,621339.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k349.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k359.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862397.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425473.645219%3.645219%3.6%3,832483.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422492.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,04950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Las Cruces to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Las Cruces. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Las Cruces, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Las Cruces
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesDoña Ana CountyDoña AnaNew YorkChicagoLas CrucesTucsonPortlandBostonLas Cruces Public SchoolsLas CrucesColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaNew MexicoPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMountainWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k921.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k21.119097%21.119097%21.1%15,83715.8k20.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.692473%19.692473%19.7%7,69719.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.392851%18.392851%18.4%10,53810.5k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k16.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
New Mexico
County:
Doña Ana
Metro Area:
Las Cruces Area
ZIP Codes:
88001, 88003, 88005, 88007, 88011, 88012, 88033
Unified School District:
Las Cruces
Neighborhoods:
Alameda Depot, Las Esperanzas
Congressional District:
NM-2
State Senate Districts:
NM-31, NM-35, NM-36, NM-37, NM-38
State House Districts:
NM-33, NM-35, NM-36, NM-37, NM-39, NM-52, NM-53
Neighboring Towns:
Mesilla
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
University Park
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Doña Ana, Fairacres, La Mesa, Mesquite, Organ, Radium Springs, San Miguel, San Pablo, San Ysidro, Vado