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Roswell

Georgia · 91,505 residents (2025 est.) · 40.7 sq mi
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With 92,621 people, Roswell is a city in Georgia. 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 66% more than in Georgia as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Median household income runs $128,654, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $567,100.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
66% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
92,621
+17%since 2000
from 79,334 in 2000
91,505 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,275 / sq mi
+6%since 2009
from 2,136 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.5
+15%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
40.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
43K57K71K85K99K19902000201020202024Roswell
202493K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(4,798)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(5,965)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(7,097)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(6,625)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(4,913)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.9%(10,131)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(12,571)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.5%(14,356)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(11,737)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(8,956)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(4,150)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,322)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$128,654
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,726 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$67,386
+87%since 2000
from $36,012 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
71.9%
+19.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.454
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.452 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services10.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Information9.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration7.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food4.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$567,100
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $204,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,810
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $894 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.9%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 67.0% in 2000
28.1% rent
Vacancy rate
5.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.59 people
−12%since 2009
from 2.94 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−10.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.4
+16%since 2009
from 3.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
74
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.5%(59,870)
Black8.3%(6,620)
Hispanic / Latino10.6%(8,421)
Asian3.7%(2,932)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.4%(55,981)
Black11.6%(10,788)
Hispanic / Latino16.3%(15,106)
Asian4.7%(4,364)
Other6.9%(6,382)
Diversity Score
73
+24%since 2009
from 59 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.7%(8,064)
South American3.5%(3,272)
Colombian1.5%(1,395)
Central American1.5%(1,380)
Puerto Rican1.1%(973)
Venezuelan1%(952)
Guatemalan0.6%(600)
Cuban0.5%(453)
Honduran0.5%(445)
Peruvian0.4%(406)
Dominican0.4%(350)
Salvadoran0.3%(278)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(206)
Bolivian0.2%(157)
Paraguayan0.1%(61)
Argentine0.1%(47)
Spaniard0%(33)
Uruguayan0%(29)
Chilean0%(19)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.7%(1,559)
Chinese0.8%(726)
Korean0.6%(581)
Filipino0.5%(481)
Vietnamese0.3%(319)
Japanese0.1%(62)
Thai0.1%(52)
Taiwanese0.1%(49)
Cambodian0%(30)
Pakistani0%(27)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(19)
Laotian0%(16)
Nepalese0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Chuukese0.1%(115)
Chamorro0.1%(68)
Ancestry
English15.6%(14,482)
German10.8%(9,974)
Irish9.3%(8,574)
Italian5.4%(5,021)
American5.1%(4,686)
Scottish2.5%(2,348)
Polish2.2%(2,017)
French2.2%(2,014)
Russian1.4%(1,323)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(1,289)
West Indian1.2%(1,117)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
British1.2%(1,102)
Brazilian1.1%(1,001)
Arab0.9%(788)
Norwegian0.8%(763)
Swedish0.8%(763)
Jamaican0.7%(677)
Dutch0.7%(628)
Canadian0.6%(597)
Welsh0.6%(565)
Ukrainian0.5%(432)
Iranian0.4%(413)
Austrian0.4%(409)
Lebanese0.4%(363)
Czech0.3%(321)
Hungarian0.3%(297)
Greek0.3%(281)
Nigerian0.3%(271)
Portuguese0.3%(245)
Swiss0.2%(205)
Turkish0.2%(185)
Romanian0.2%(169)
Danish0.2%(163)
Moroccan0.2%(157)
Lithuanian0.2%(153)
Haitian0.1%(108)
Croatian0.1%(99)
Guyanese0.1%(97)
Ghanaian0.1%(93)
Slovak0.1%(72)
Israeli0.1%(67)
Finnish0.1%(47)
Somali0%(45)
Slovene0%(44)
Bulgarian0%(43)
Armenian0%(40)
Belgian0%(35)
Egyptian0%(34)
Ethiopian0%(32)
Iraqi0%(31)
Serbian0%(31)
Kenyan0%(27)
Latvian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
66.0%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 52.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 92.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
23.9%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.9 min
+22%since 2000
from 22.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
55.7%
−24.1 ptssince 2009
from 79.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
32.2%
+23.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 76.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
6.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
57.9%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
18.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 6.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.5%
−8.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.6%
+7.6 ptssince 2017
from 89.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 97.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 86.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 76.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 13.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.5%(10,997)
Married59.8%(21,522)
Widowed1.8%(650)
Divorced7.9%(2,844)
Women 15+
Never married29.3%(11,362)
Married53.5%(20,714)
Widowed5.2%(2,027)
Divorced12%(4,645)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.5%
−8.6 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 8.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.8%(851)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(1,109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.2%(1,312)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(32)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,731 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Roswell, Georgia?

Roswell, Georgia has about 92,621 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Roswell, Georgia?

The typical household in Roswell, Georgia earns about $128,654 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Roswell, Georgia expensive?

In Roswell, Georgia, the median home is worth about $567,100, and the typical rent is about $1,810 a month.

How educated are people in Roswell, Georgia?

About 66.0% of adults age 25 and over in Roswell, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Roswell, Georgia?

About 7.5% of people in Roswell, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Roswell, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Roswell, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 44,698 residents, a change of about 93 percent over that period.

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