Roswell.
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New Mexico·Chaves County
14 tracts·40K people·$153K median·1,341/mi²
Hispanic 61 · White 34 · Black 2 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 32 · Other 31
Health 33 · Retail 22 · Leisure 15 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 22 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Roswell is $152,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Roswell has 47,638 residents across 11 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 60.7% Hispanic or Latino, 33.6% White, 1.8% Black, 1.4% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.0% (Census ACS).
SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE (75%), NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY (47%) and PECOS ELEMENTARY (41%) lead the elementary schools; SIERRA MIDDLE (25%) and MESA MIDDLE (24%) lead the middle schools; EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (46%), GODDARD HIGH (22%) and ROSWELL HIGH (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $876/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Roswell is $51,583 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Roswell, median rent is $876/month and the median home value is $152,600 (Census ACS).
Roswell reported 9.2 violent crimes and 28.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 37 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches; snowfall averages 10 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Roswell are inland flooding (99), winter weather (95) and strong wind (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Roswell, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).