It is part of the
Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 538 households, and 402 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 635 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 46.03%
White, 0.36%
African American, 0.96%
Native American, 0.24%
Pacific Islander, 50.03% from
other races, and 2.39% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 79.20% of the population. There were 538 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were
married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11, and the average family size was 3.63. In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $23,819. Males had a median income of $21,923 versus $17,188 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $14,619. About 28.5% of families and 34.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 50.1% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==