CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Roswell

New Mexico · 44,654 residents · 29.7 sq mi

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With 44,654 people, Roswell is a city in New Mexico. Median home value sits at $43,400. The poverty rate is 21.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Median household income is $21,870, under the $30,130 national median. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

44,654

−1%vs 2000

vs 45,293 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

29.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(3,625)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(4,029)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,612)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(3,807)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(2,586)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(6,556)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(5,648)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(4,041)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(3,751)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(3,832)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(2,490)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(677)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,870

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,252 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,830

−26%vs 2000

vs $14,589 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,400

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.9%(23,063)

Black2.3%(1,020)

Hispanic / Latino44.3%(20,084)

Asian0.6%(264)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.8%(36,535)

Black2.5%(1,115)

Hispanic / Latino36.3%(16,211)

Asian0.7%(299)

Other15%(6,705)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican49.2%(23,426)

Spaniard1.1%(506)

Puerto Rican0.6%(263)

Central American0.5%(218)

Nicaraguan0.2%(92)

South American0.2%(92)

Venezuelan0.2%(85)

Guatemalan0.2%(78)

Salvadoran0%(21)

Panamanian0%(16)

Honduran0%(11)

Chilean0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(259)

Japanese0.5%(236)

Asian Indian0.4%(213)

Vietnamese0.2%(93)

Chinese0.2%(75)

Korean0.1%(26)

Pakistani0%(18)

Indonesian0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(95)

Tongan0.2%(73)

Chamorro0.1%(40)

Samoan0.1%(30)

Fijian0%(4)

Ancestry

American6.8%(3,251)

German6.4%(3,071)

English5.7%(2,718)

Irish5.6%(2,686)

Scottish1.2%(581)

French0.9%(414)

Swedish0.9%(406)

Polish0.7%(326)

Italian0.7%(316)

Norwegian0.5%(245)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(183)

Dutch0.3%(163)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.3%(133)

French Canadian0.2%(100)

Portuguese0.2%(77)

British0.1%(65)

Welsh0.1%(52)

Iranian0.1%(45)

Subsaharan African0.1%(45)

Slovak0.1%(42)

Arab0.1%(40)

Syrian0.1%(40)

Russian0.1%(38)

Swiss0.1%(35)

Czech0.1%(29)

Austrian0%(15)

Latvian0%(14)

Finnish0%(8)

Israeli0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.2 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.4%(7,893)

Married41.5%(7,708)

Widowed4.9%(905)

Divorced11.2%(2,089)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(6,303)

Married39.8%(7,788)

Widowed10.8%(2,107)

Divorced17.2%(3,372)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% 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)15.4%(361)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(546)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(854)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.7%(274)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(45)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,351 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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