Roswell, NM Demographic Data
Roswell, NM Summary
Roswell is located in Chaves County in New Mexico
- Population: 48,452
- Area: 29.92 sq. miles
- Land Area: 29.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,619.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,615.49 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Roswell, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,006
52%
50.8
Male
23,401
48%
49.2
Total Population
48,407
323,128,000
Roswell, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,675
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,057
8.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,110
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,928
8.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,564
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,303
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,534
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,419
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,577
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,779
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,990
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,393
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,078
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
35,217
72.8%
77.2
Female
18,450
52.4%
51.3
Male
16,767
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
32,787
67.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,991
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,461
15.4%
15.2
Female
4,197
56.3%
55.8
Male
3,264
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Roswell, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
47,070
97.2%
96.8
White
37,994
78.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,039
2.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
744
1.5%
0.8
Asian
518
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
11
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
55
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
169
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
61
0.1%
0.2
Korean
42
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
173
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
40
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
40
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
6,735
13.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,337
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
27,370
56.5%
17.8
Mexican
23,967
49.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
99
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
47
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,257
6.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,037
43.5%
82.2
Roswell, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,811
9.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,110
10.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,962
26.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,410
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,750
9.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,109
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,921
6.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,921
19.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
24,152
80.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,030
20.1%
31.2
Roswell, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,098
32.2%
33.7%
Now Married
16,618
44.2%
47.5
Divorced
4,811
12.8%
11.0%
Separated
788
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
3,250
8.7
5.8%
Roswell, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,953
64.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
15,779
35.3%
21.6%
Spanish
14,812
33.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
338
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
526
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
103
0.2%
1.1%
Roswell, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,996
11.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,356
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,282
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,092
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,484
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,868
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,173
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,756
10.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
266
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
325
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
41,465
57,617
Per capita income
21,272
31,128
Roswell, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,428
7.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,198
11.2%
9.8
Construction
896
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,371
27.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
909
4.6%
6.6
Information
156
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,085
5.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
946
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,157
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
1,233
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
2,604
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,257
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
378
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,502
12.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,694
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,013
10.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,835
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,574
23.3%
18.1%
Roswell, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
19,265
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,751
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,951
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
323
1.7%
5.1
Walked
418
2.2%
2.7
Other means
244
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
578
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.8
26.6
Roswell, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,136
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,249
35.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,545
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,668
20.8%
21.0
Roswell, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
17,598
88.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,196
63.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,402
36.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,396
12.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Roswell, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,994
1 room
392
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
347
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
1,476
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
3,285
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
4,848
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
4,433
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
2,829
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,240
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,144
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Roswell, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,994
1-unit, detached
15,338
76.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
713
3.6%
5.9
2-units
561
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
582
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
388
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
335
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
1,141
5.7%
9.0
Mobile home
915
4.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
0.1%
0.1
Roswell, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,470
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,718
8.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,077
20.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,047
20.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,430
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,474
12.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,311
6.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,236
6.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
227
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.0%
1.4%
Roswell, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,535
54.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
136
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
7,737
44.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
156
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
6
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
28
0.2%
1.1
Roswell, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,647
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
16
0.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
238
4.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
321
5.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
501
8.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,909
33.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,662
47.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,935
53.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
813
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
603
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
250
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
935
16.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
111
0.0%
0.0%
Roswell, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,746
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
112
1.9%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
147
2.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
904
15.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,306
22.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,277
57.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
656
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
709
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
979
17.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
737
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
623
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
682
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
508
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,114
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
759
0.0%
0.0%
Roswell, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,196
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,785
15.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,774
33.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,612
23.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,444
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,157
10.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
322
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
93
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,700
205,000