Roswell City, New Mexico

Roswell City, New Mexico is a city of the Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. In 2000, the population was 45293. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 46198, It is the fifth most populous in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The city spans an area of 28.96 square miles (75.01 square kilometre), of which, 28.94 square miles (74.95 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 11th largest by total area among New Mexico.

As of the census of 2000, there were 45293 residents, 457 households, and 284 families in the city. The population density was 1565.2 people per square mile (604.33/kmē), it is the 15th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. There were 19327 housing units at an average density of 667.8 per square mile (257.84/kmē). The average household size was 2.58 people, and the average family size was 3.13 people. In the city Age distribution was 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 107.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 112.8 females. The median age is 35.2 years, The median age of males was 33 years, for females the median age was 37.1 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 70.96% White, 2.47% Black or African American, 1.28% American Indian, 0.65% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, 3.31% from two or more races and 21.29% Other races.

Roswell city New Mexico Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Roswell city New Mexico School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Roswell City New Mexico GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $27252, it is the 125th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The median income for a family in the city was $31724, making it the 119th highest city by median family income in New Mexico. The per capita income for the city was $14589, it is the 88th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The median income is $16654, Males had a median income of $20841 versus $12522 for females.

In 2000, 13355 pupils and students, of which 6632 are male and 6723 are female, 29.49% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 791 nursery or pri school, 702 kindergarten, 5929 elementary school, 3280 high school and 2653 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census45293
April 2000 Estimate45301
July 2000 Estimate45181
July 2001 Estimate44789
July 2002 Estimate44330
July 2003 Estimate44405
July 2004 Estimate44466
July 2005 Estimate44786
July 2006 Estimate45011
July 2007 Estimate45742
July 2008 Estimate46198
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school430361791
Kindergarten323379702
Elementary school312828015929
High school162816523280
College or graduate school112315302653
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Roswell city, New Mexico$27252$31724$14589
Chaves County, New Mexico$28513$32532$14990
New Mexico, United States$34133$39425$17261
United States$41994$50046$21587