MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Roswell Micro

Roswell, NM · 1 counties · 57,849 residents · 6,067 sq mi

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Roswell is home to 57,849 people. Median home value sits at $43,500. The poverty rate is 22.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $21,764, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

57,849

−6%vs 2000

vs 61,382 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

10 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 10 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6,067 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202464K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(4,715)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(5,351)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(4,855)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(4,761)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(3,444)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(8,585)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(7,404)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(5,449)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(4,987)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(4,656)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(2,894)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(748)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,764

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,513 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,550

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,990 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,500

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$335

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

30.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52.1%(31,970)

Black1.8%(1,088)

Hispanic / Latino43.8%(26,904)

Asian0.5%(290)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(47,859)

Black2.1%(1,233)

Hispanic / Latino36.6%(21,177)

Asian0.5%(312)

Other14.6%(8,445)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican48.4%(31,101)

Spaniard0.9%(591)

Puerto Rican0.4%(277)

Central American0.4%(226)

Nicaraguan0.1%(92)

South American0.1%(92)

Venezuelan0.1%(85)

Guatemalan0.1%(79)

Cuban0%(32)

Salvadoran0%(28)

Panamanian0%(16)

Honduran0%(11)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(312)

Japanese0.4%(236)

Asian Indian0.3%(213)

Vietnamese0.1%(93)

Chinese0.1%(75)

Korean0%(26)

Thai0%(18)

Pakistani0%(18)

Indonesian0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(95)

Tongan0.1%(73)

Chamorro0.1%(40)

Samoan0%(30)

Fijian0%(4)

Ancestry

American8%(5,118)

German6.4%(4,122)

English6.2%(3,975)

Irish5.4%(3,495)

Scottish1.1%(699)

French0.9%(564)

Swedish0.7%(453)

Polish0.6%(380)

Italian0.6%(369)

Norwegian0.5%(323)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(287)

Dutch0.3%(191)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.3%(169)

Welsh0.2%(135)

French Canadian0.2%(112)

British0.2%(100)

Portuguese0.1%(78)

Arab0.1%(65)

Subsaharan African0.1%(50)

Swiss0.1%(46)

Czech0.1%(45)

Iranian0.1%(45)

Slovak0.1%(42)

Syrian0.1%(40)

Russian0.1%(38)

Finnish0.1%(34)

Lebanese0%(25)

Austrian0%(24)

Latvian0%(14)

Greek0%(10)

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

14.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married41.1%(10,611)

Married42.7%(11,017)

Widowed4.1%(1,067)

Divorced12%(3,102)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(7,622)

Married43%(11,050)

Widowed10.2%(2,630)

Divorced17.1%(4,401)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% 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)13.1%(412)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(644)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.2%(1,108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.4%(328)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(45)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,144 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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