COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Roosevelt County

New Mexico · 18,018 residents · 2,446 sq mi

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With 18,018 people, Roosevelt County is a county in New Mexico. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 35.2. Median home value sits at $56,700. 22.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $26,586, under the $42,589 national median. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 35.2

Average education

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,018

+8%since 1990

from 16,702 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−1%since 1990

from 29.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2,446 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.5%(1,344)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98%(1,437)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,365)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 1910.5%(1,886)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2410.6%(1,902)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.5%(2,250)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413%(2,350)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.7%(1,920)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.7%(1,384)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.3%(1,140)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.3%(771)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(269)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,586

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,699 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,185

+53%since 1990

from $9,254 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.7%

−4.2 ptssince 1990

from 26.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,700

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $41,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$391

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $268 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

62.7%

−1.7 ptssince 1990

from 64.4% in 1990

37.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.8%(13,322)

Black1.1%(177)

Hispanic / Latino26.9%(4,490)

Asian0.6%(106)

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(11,299)

Black1.5%(276)

Hispanic / Latino33.3%(5,998)

Asian0.5%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican39%(7,376)

Puerto Rican1.9%(359)

Spaniard0.6%(122)

Central American0.6%(119)

Honduran0.4%(74)

Dominican0.2%(46)

Salvadoran0.2%(30)

Guatemalan0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(40)

Korean0.2%(34)

Taiwanese0.1%(23)

Hmong0.1%(13)

Chinese0.1%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(33)

Ancestry

Irish9.5%(1,804)

English8.1%(1,537)

German7.9%(1,495)

American6.4%(1,205)

Italian3.7%(697)

Scottish1.4%(269)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(205)

Dutch0.9%(167)

British0.6%(110)

Russian0.5%(95)

French0.5%(90)

Welsh0.4%(84)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.4%(82)

Norwegian0.3%(64)

French Canadian0.2%(39)

Subsaharan African0.2%(37)

Kenyan0.2%(37)

Turkish0.2%(37)

Brazilian0.2%(33)

Arab0.2%(30)

Egyptian0.2%(30)

Polish0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(23)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Haitian0.1%(16)

Swedish0.1%(15)

Israeli0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

+4.5 ptssince 1990

from 18.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

75.2%

+9.1 ptssince 1990

from 66.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.4%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.0 min

−18%since 1990

from 15.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.2%(1,868)

Married61%(4,048)

Widowed2.8%(185)

Divorced8%(533)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(1,581)

Married56.6%(4,057)

Widowed11%(785)

Divorced10.4%(742)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.3%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% 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)55.2%(658)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.8%(343)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.9%(237)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,191 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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