Roswell

Population & Demographics

Roswell, NM

Roswell is home to 47,638 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 19,177 resident workers commute each day.

New MexicoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
47,638
people
Population

47,638 residents

Median age 37.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Roswell population & demographics

Who lives in Roswell — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
47,638
Median age
37.1yrs
Median household income
$51,583
Median home value
$152,600
Median gross rent
$876/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.6%
Poverty rate
26.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Roswell

How Roswell breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino60.7%
White33.6%
Black1.8%
Two or more races1.4%
Asian1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Roswell

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Roswell.

Roswell at a glance
Employed Residents
19,177
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
38.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
51.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Albuquerque
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Roswell proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Roswell commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

79
Commute Score

79 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Roswell

19,177 commutes, one dot at a time

Roswell

Where 19,177 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Roswell, by worker count.

1Roswell0.0 mi9,939
2Albuquerque168.5 mi895
3Artesia38.5 mi751
4Carlsbad69.4 mi606
5El Paso154.9 mi546
6Las Cruces149.2 mi524
7Hobbs93.3 mi475
8Alamogordo89.2 mi248

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Roswell.

1Roswell0.0 mi9,939
2Carlsbad69.4 mi456
3Albuquerque168.5 mi415
4Hobbs93.3 mi302
5Clovis103.8 mi294
6Alamogordo89.2 mi286
7Artesia38.5 mi241
8Las Cruces149.2 mi171

Top industries

The sectors that employ Roswell’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.5%
RTRetail Trade16.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.1%
EDEducational Services10.3%
PAPublic Administration5.5%
WSWholesale Trade4.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Roswell

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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