Roswell, New Mexico demographics

Roswell, NM demographics: median age 37.1; 18.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Roswell city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3564930. The survey estimates a population of 47,638 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Roswell is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 17,838 households (±496). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.1 ±1.3	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	11,759 ±657	24.7% ±1.4 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	11,054 ±615	23.2% ±1.3 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	17,199 ±802	36.1% ±1.7 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	7,626 ±577	16.0% ±1.2 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	23,643 ±372	49.6% ±0.8 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	23,995 ±368	50.4% ±0.8 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	24,905 ±1,355	52.3% ±2.8 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	908 ±228	1.9% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	812 ±377	1.7% ±0.8 pp	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	934 ±270	2.0% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	96 ±54 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,036 ±1,283	14.8% ±2.7 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,947 ±1,299	27.2% ±2.7 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,704 ±679	39.3% ±1.4 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28,934 ±672	60.7% ±1.4 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,583 ±554	36.9% ±2.9 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,498 ±317	8.4% ±1.8 pp	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,085 ±440	17.3% ±2.4 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,707 ±624	32.0% ±3.4 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	965 ±252	5.4% ±1.4 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,898 ±529	33.1% ±2.8 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,940 ±709	66.9% ±3.5 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 17,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,707 ±624	32.0% ±3.4 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,273 ±555	29.6% ±3.0 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,550 ±392	14.3% ±2.2 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,446 ±365	13.7% ±2.0 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,076 ±302	6.0% ±1.7 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	516 ±175	2.9% ±1.0 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	270 ±115	1.5% ±0.6 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	42,289 ±641	88.8% ±1.3 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,349 ±645	11.2% ±1.4 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 44,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	29,295 ±1,219	65.2% ±2.7 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	14,633 ±1,173	32.6% ±2.6 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	60 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	86 ±127 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	152 ±124 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	26 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	93 ±83 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	164 ±145 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	236 ±128 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	169 ±111 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 30,779
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,821 ±733	18.9% ±2.4 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,014 ±934	29.3% ±3.0 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,428 ±730	24.1% ±2.3 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,782 ±407	9.0% ±1.3 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,310 ±538	10.8% ±1.7 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,424 ±371	7.9% ±1.2 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 47,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	40,793 ±1,273	86.6% ±2.7 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,027 ±1,079	8.5% ±2.3 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,136 ±417	2.4% ±0.9 pp	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,126 ±327	2.4% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	28 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.2% of Roswell residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 81.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Roswell	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.2% ±1.6 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.5% ±2.5 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±0.9 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Roswell . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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