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Roswell, NM

47,638 Population
29.7 square miles 1,603.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 37.2 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,093 ±$2,016 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: $28,881 ±$1,619
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,583 ±$3,711 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: $52,938 ±$2,795
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26% ±3.5% (11,950  ±1,596) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 24.3% † 14,997 (±2.8% / ±1,751)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.2 minutes ±1.3 (328,595  ±28,264) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 19.3 474,485 (±0.9 / ±28,780)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,838 ±496 Number of households
  • the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 23,712 ±501
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (46,155  ±74) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 2.6 61,951 (±0.1 / ±97)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±1.7% (691  ±198) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 5.5% † 805 (±1.4% / ±211)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,994 ±338 Number of housing units
  • the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 26,864 ±50
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$152,600 ±$9,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: $156,400 ±$9,252
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.4% ±2.6% (6,317  ±1,202.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 13.2% † 8,383 (±2.2% / ±1,410.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.1% ±4.3% (24,958  ±1,363.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 80.9% 33,946 (±3.7% / ±1,547.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.6% ±2.1% (5,734  ±644) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 17.9% 7,512 (±1.6% / ±677.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

11.2% ±1.4% (5,349  ±645) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 11.3% 7,234
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±0.9% (2,351  ±328) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 6.5% † 3,144 (±0.8% / ±406)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,351 Total veterans ±328 2,189 Male ±310 162 Female ±78

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