COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bent vs Roswell
PLACE A
Bent, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Roswell, New Mexico
Bent is 100% smaller than Roswell. Roswell earns more, with a median household income $23,994 higher. Bent has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 0%).
BENTROSWELLDIFFERENCE
Total population1046,878−100% vs Roswell
Population density21,578−1,576
Population growth26.1%0.1%+25.9 pts
Median age54.337.1+17.2
Male60.0%49.6%+10.4 pts
Female40.0%50.4%−10.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%33.6%−33.6 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino100.0%60.7%+39.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Median household income$27,589$51,583−$23,994
Per capita income$14,705$29,093−$14,388
Poverty rate0.0%26.0%−26.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2780.517−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%18.6%+41.4 pts
Graduate degree60.0%7.9%+52.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation0.0%55.4%−55.4 pts
Median home value$93,700$152,600−$58,900
Median gross rent–$876–
Owner-occupied100.0%68.6%+31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate94.6%10.8%+83.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.5%−45.5 pts
Average commute–18.2–
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024