Roswell is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 47,390 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Roswell is the fifth largest community in New Mexico.Unlike some cities, Roswell isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Roswell are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Roswell is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roswell who work in office and administrative support (11.81%), sales jobs (8.44%), and management occupations (7.90%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Roswell spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.89 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of adults in Roswell who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.40% of the adults in Roswell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Roswell in 2022 was $25,906, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,624 for a family of four. However, Roswell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Roswell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Roswell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Roswell, accounting for 61.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Roswell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Roswell include German, Irish, English, European, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Roswell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
