COMPARING TWO PLACES
Floyd vs Roswell
PLACE A
Floyd, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Roswell, New Mexico
Floyd is 99% smaller than Roswell. Floyd earns more, with a median household income $11,105 higher. Floyd has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs 0%).
FLOYDROSWELLDIFFERENCE
Total population45846,878−99% vs Roswell
Population density1,0041,578−573
Population growth5.4%0.1%+5.3 pts
Median age58.637.1+21.5
Male39.7%49.6%−10.0 pts
Female60.3%50.4%+10.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%11.2%−9.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%33.6%+58.3 pts
Black1.0%1.8%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%60.7%−54.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.6%2.5%−1.8 pts
Median household income$62,688$51,583+$11,105
Per capita income$44,110$29,093+$15,017
Poverty rate12.7%26.0%−13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.517−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%18.6%+16.9 pts
Graduate degree19.8%7.9%+12.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.0%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation53.9%55.4%−1.5 pts
Median home value$242,600$152,600+$90,000
Median gross rent$827$876−$49
Owner-occupied60.0%68.6%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.4%10.8%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%45.5%−12.5 pts
Average commute14.818.2−3.4
Worked from home7.0%5.0%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.5%10.2%−8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025