University Park is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Doña Ana County,
New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,192 at the
2010 census.
It is part of the
Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The CDP is almost all of the area bounded by University Avenue,
Interstate 10
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and
Interstate 25
Interstate 25 (I-25) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 stretches from I-10 at Las Cruces, New Mexic ...
and is thus very nearly coextensive with the Las Cruces campus of
New Mexico State University.
Geography
University Park is located at (32.276861, -106.751408).
It is surrounded by the city limits of Las Cruces, with the city center located to the north.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,732 people, 417 households, and 351 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 1,741.2 people per square mile (671.9/km). There were 615 housing units at an average density of 392.0 per square mile (151.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.69%
White, 4.98%
African American, 5.60%
Native American, 5.67%
Asian, 0.18%
Pacific Islander, 12.48% from
other races, and 4.39% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 37.15% of the population.
There were 417 households, out of which 64.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were
married couples
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living together, 24.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 63.2% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 2.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $13,045, and the median income for a family was $13,365. Males had a median income of $16,500 versus $18,750 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $4,152. About 56.4% of families and 53.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 56.5% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.
In 2010, University Park had the
fourth-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.
Education
It is located in
Las Cruces Public Schools
Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) is a school district headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school district covers the city of Las Cruces as well as White Sands Missile Range, the settlement of Doña Ana, and the town of Mesilla. The syst ...
.
References
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Census-designated places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico