| People QuickFacts | Roswell | New Mexico |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 48,546 | 2,078,674 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 48,366 | 2,059,180 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 48,366 | 2,059,179 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.4% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.5% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.3% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 69.9% | 68.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.5% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 9.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.4% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 53.4% | 46.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 42.0% | 40.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 78.8% | 84.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.5% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 37.6% | 36.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 77.7% | 83.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.8% | 25.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,762 | 176,805 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.8 | 21.8 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 19,743 | 901,388 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 65.9% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 13.2% | 15.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $86,000 | $161,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 17,810 | 762,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.58 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $18,523 | $23,537 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $35,723 | $44,631 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Business QuickFacts | Roswell | New Mexico |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,264 | 157,231 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.8% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.6% | 23.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.8% | 31.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 17,122,725 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 237,615 | 10,589,286 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 788,265 | 24,469,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,285 | $12,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 88,922 | 3,734,300 |