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Roswell, New Mexico QuickFacts

	Roswell, New Mexico	United States
Total population	45,293	281,421,906
State	New Mexico
City	roswell

Roswell, New Mexico Population

	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
Male	21,840	48.22%	49.06%
Female	23,453	51.78%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.2		35.3

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	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
18 years and over	32,407	71.55%	74.31%
21 years and over	30,104	66.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,381	18.5%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,262	16.03%	12.43%

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	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
White	32,141	70.96%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,117	2.47%	12.32%
Asian	293	0.65%	3.64%
Some other race	10,244	22.62%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,498	3.31%	2.43%

Roswell, New Mexico Housing

	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
Total households	17,068		105,480,101
Family households (families)	11,747	68.82%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,321	31.18%	31.94%

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	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
Total housing units	19,286		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,259	11.71%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	17,068	88.5%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,683	60.58%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,385	27.92%	30.77%

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	Roswell, New Mexico	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,139	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,300	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,146	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	460	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	177	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	56	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	23	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	60,100	119,600

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	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,935	23.05%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,185	24.52%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,980	17.46%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,728	15.98%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,746	10.23%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,536	9.0%	9.65%

Roswell, New Mexico Education

	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,355		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	791	5.92%	6.47%
Kindergarten	702	5.26%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,929	44.4%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,280	24.56%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,653	19.87%	22.81%

Roswell, New Mexico Economy

	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
Population 16 years and over	34,134		217,168,077
In labor force	18,407	53.93%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,359	53.79%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,582	48.58%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,777	5.21%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	48	0.14%	0.53%
Not in labor force	15,727	46.07%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,059	52.91%	51.66%
In labor force	8,395	24.59%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,387	24.57%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,515	22.02%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,735	10.94%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,803		12,787,501

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	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	17,089		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,690	15.74%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,871	10.95%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,281	19.2%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,640	15.45%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,628	15.38%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,318	13.56%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	901	5.27%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	496	2.9%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	118	0.69%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	146	0.85%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,252		41,994

	Roswell, New Mexico	%, Roswell, New Mexico	United States
With earnings	12,272	35.95%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	37,069		56,604
With Social Security income	5,944	17.41%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,314		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,165	3.41%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,204		6,320
With public assistance income	1,134	3.32%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,733		3,032
With retirement income	3,127	9.16%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,780		17,376

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