COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sacramento vs Roswell
PLACE A
Sacramento, California
VS
PLACE B
Roswell, New Mexico
Sacramento is 1044% larger than Roswell. Sacramento earns more, with a median household income $35,738 higher. Sacramento has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 0%).
SACRAMENTOROSWELLDIFFERENCE
Total population536,44946,878+1044% vs Roswell
Population density5,4381,578+3,861
Population growth12.5%0.1%+12.4 pts
Median age36.037.1−1.1
Male49.3%49.6%−0.3 pts
Female50.7%50.4%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born22.3%11.2%+11.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.3%33.6%−4.3 pts
Black11.8%1.8%+10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.4%60.7%−31.4 pts
Asian20.1%1.4%+18.7 pts
Other9.4%2.5%+6.9 pts
Median household income$87,321$51,583+$35,738
Per capita income$43,376$29,093+$14,283
Poverty rate13.9%26.0%−12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%18.6%+18.4 pts
Graduate degree14.1%7.9%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%5.0%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation65.0%55.4%+9.7 pts
Median home value$506,300$152,600+$353,700
Median gross rent$1,779$876+$903
Owner-occupied51.7%68.6%−16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%10.8%−5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.5%45.5%+8.0 pts
Average commute25.318.2+7.1
Worked from home19.7%5.0%+14.8 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.2%+1.6 pts
Uninsured5.4%10.2%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025