Roswell, NM Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	45,293	100.0

Male	21,840	48.2
Female	23,453	51.8

Under 5 years	3,341	7.4
5 to 9 years	3,511	7.8
10 to 14 years	3,599	7.9
15 to 19 years	4,008	8.8
20 to 24 years	2,931	6.5
25 to 34 years	5,135	11.3
35 to 44 years	6,155	13.6
45 to 54 years	5,573	12.3
55 to 59 years	1,956	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,822	4.0
65 to 74 years	3,551	7.8
75 to 84 years	2,695	6.0
85 years and over	1,016	2.2

Median age (years)	35.2	(X)

18 years and over	32,407	71.5
Male	15,231	33.6
Female	17,176	37.9
21 years and over	30,104	66.5
62 years and over	8,381	18.5
65 years and over	7,262	16.0
Male	2,981	6.6
Female	4,281	9.5

RACE
One race	43,795	96.7
White	32,141	71.0
Black or African American	1,117	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	578	1.3
Asian	293	0.6
Asian Indian	45	0.1
Chinese	48	0.1
Filipino	61	0.1
Japanese	37	0.1
Korean	13	0.0
Vietnamese	49	0.1
Other Asian ¹	40	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	23	0.1
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	9,643	21.3
Two or more races	1,498	3.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	33,478	73.9
Black or African American	1,298	2.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	931	2.1
Asian	439	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1
Some other race	10,671	23.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	45,293	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	20,084	44.3
Mexican	12,284	27.1
Puerto Rican	88	0.2
Cuban	13	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,699	17.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,209	55.7
White alone	23,063	50.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	45,293	100.0
In households	44,101	97.4
Householder	17,068	37.7
Spouse	8,380	18.5
Child	14,072	31.1
Own child under 18 years	11,186	24.7
Other relatives	2,557	5.6
Under 18 years	1,307	2.9
Nonrelatives	2,024	4.5
Unmarried partner	1,006	2.2
In group quarters	1,192	2.6
Institutionalized population	554	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	638	1.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	17,068	100.0
Family households (families)	11,747	68.8
With own children under 18 years	5,886	34.5
Married-couple family	8,380	49.1
With own children under 18 years	3,711	21.7
Female householder, no husband present	2,535	14.9
With own children under 18 years	1,654	9.7
Nonfamily households	5,321	31.2
Householder living alone	4,623	27.1
Householder 65 years and over	2,279	13.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,568	38.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,211	30.5

Average household size	2.58	(X)
Average family size	3.13	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	19,327	100.0
Occupied housing units	17,068	88.3
Vacant housing units	2,259	11.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	110	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	14.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	17,068	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,683	68.4
Renter-occupied housing units	5,385	31.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.64	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.47	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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