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Roswell, NM Urban Area

49,019 Population
25.1 square miles 1,951 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,481 ±$1,814 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$49,950 ±$2,898 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

23.5% ±3.1% (11,137  ±1,473) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

17.6 minutes ±1.2 (336,620  ±28,739) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

18,507 ±512 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (47,576  ±696) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.3% ±2% (836  ±226) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

20,805 ±375 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$136,300 ±$11,928 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.1% ±2.5% (6,811  ±1,208.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

81.9% ±3.9% (26,093  ±1,329.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
18.8% ±1.9% (5,973  ±607.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.4% ±1.4% (5,577  ±670) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.8% ±1% (2,864  ±387) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,864 Total veterans ±387 2,553 Male ±359 311 Female ±184

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