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88203

28,753 Population
1,093 square miles 26.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±2.2 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

Economics

$22,944 ±$1,296 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: $28,881 ±$1,619
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
$42,207 ±$7,775 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: $52,938 ±$2,795
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808

24.5% ±3.7% (6,803  ±1,089) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 24.3% † 14,997 (±2.8% / ±1,751)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)

19.4 minutes ±1.5 (215,715  ±23,520) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 19.3 474,485 (±0.9 / ±28,780)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)

Families

10,984 ±629 Number of households
  • the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 23,712 ±501
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
2.6 ±0.2 (28,005  ±1,528) 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

4.8% ±2.2% (339  ±159) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 5.5% † 805 (±1.4% / ±211)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)

Housing

12,391 ±478 Number of housing units
  • the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 26,864 ±50
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262

$126,600 ±$7,675 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: $156,400 ±$9,252
  • about half the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957

12.7% ±3.3% (3,623  ±954.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than 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)

Social

77.6% ±4.2% (14,936  ±1,090) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
11.3% ±2.1% (2,170  ±419.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 17.9% 7,512 (±1.6% / ±677.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)

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

13.5% ±2.1% (3,888  ±643) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 11.3% 7,234
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738

6.9% ±1.6% (1,526  ±361) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Roswell, NM Micro Area: 6.5% † 3,144 (±0.8% / ±406)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
1,526 Total veterans ±361 1,294 Male ±316 232 Female ±174

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