COMPARING TWO PLACES
High Rolls vs Las Cruces
PLACE A
High Rolls, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Las Cruces, New Mexico
High Rolls is 99% smaller than Las Cruces. High Rolls earns more, with a median household income $30,953 higher. Las Cruces has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 3%).
HIGH ROLLSLAS CRUCESDIFFERENCE
Total population1,313116,978−99% vs Las Cruces
Population density851,521−1,435
Population growth3.4%14.1%−10.7 pts
Median age47.533.0+14.5
Male50.4%49.3%+1.2 pts
Female49.6%50.7%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.9%10.2%−9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.9%32.6%+34.4 pts
Black0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.3%60.3%−35.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other7.8%3.5%+4.3 pts
Median household income$86,375$55,422+$30,953
Per capita income$30,232$31,140−$908
Poverty rate0.8%22.6%−21.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2460.479−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%36.7%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree31.2%16.8%+14.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Labor force participation30.2%60.1%−29.9 pts
Median home value$257,600$231,700+$25,900
Median gross rent$763$974−$211
Owner-occupied98.0%55.9%+42.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.6%5.8%+15.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.2%−52.2 pts
Average commute19.618.9+0.7
Worked from home4.4%10.7%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured14.2%9.5%+4.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024