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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Roswell Area is $20,356, which is lower than the state average of $23,948 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Roswell Area median household income is $40,541. On average Roswell Area residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #706

Roswell Area	20,356 USD
New Mexico	23,948 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Roswell Area	24,107 USD
New Mexico	26,490 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Roswell Area	28,944 USD
New Mexico	31,026 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Roswell Area	19,896 USD
New Mexico	22,331 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #668

Roswell Area	40,541 USD
New Mexico	44,968 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Roswell Area	55,339 USD
New Mexico	62,136 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Roswell Area	11.24%
New Mexico	31.74%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Roswell Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Mexico and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Roswell Area		New Mexico		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.88%	$21,656, see rank	18.11%	$16,973	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.11%	$15,029, see rank	30.93%	$16,386	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.94%	$3,036, see rank	2.72%	$3,230	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.17%	$20,253, see rank	19.57%	$26,832	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Roswell Area	49,988 USD
New Mexico	54,801 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Roswell Area	62,200 USD
New Mexico	71,580 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Roswell Area	New Mexico	U.S.
White	$42,860, see rank	$47,835	$56,900
Black	$24,583, see rank	$40,960	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,934, see rank	$37,184	$42,396
Asian	$58,533, see rank	$58,744	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,155, see rank	$31,562	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,339, see rank	$34,423	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,706, see rank	$40,821	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Roswell Area	New Mexico	U.S.
less than 25	$26,227, see rank	$24,129	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,708, see rank	$46,863	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,926, see rank	$54,190	$65,027
65 or over	$33,487, see rank	$36,439	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Roswell Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	49,848, see rank	1,625,155	248,775,628
Male¹	24,481, 49.11%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,458, 63.14%, see rank	65.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	47, 0.19%, see rank	0.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,411, 62.95%, see rank	64.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,314, 92.88%, see rank	89.92%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,097, 7.12%, see rank	10.08%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,023, 36.86%, see rank	34.98%	30.72%
Female¹	25,367, 50.89%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,914, 54.85%, see rank	55.46%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,914, 54.85%, see rank	55.28%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,839, 92.27%, see rank	90.92%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,075, 7.73%, see rank	9.08%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,453, 45.15%, see rank	44.54%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Roswell Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	26,461, 100%	869,118	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21,371, 80.76%, see rank	79.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,796, 10.57%, see rank	10.46%	9.59%
Public Transportation	145, 0.55%, see rank	1.15%	5.06%
Walked	550, 2.08%, see rank	2.24%	2.78%
Other Means	439, 1.66%, see rank	2.03%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,160, 4.38%, see rank	4.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Roswell Area	17.6 minutes
New Mexico	21.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Roswell Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,153	875,947	143,435,233
Male¹	14,314, 52.72%, see rank	52.50%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,511, 24.53%, see rank	31.79%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,321, 16.21%, see rank	17.69%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,681, 11.74%, see rank	15.67%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,030, 7.20%, see rank	1.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,901, 13.28%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,664, 18.61%, see rank	13.98%	17.94%
Female¹	12,839, 47.28%, see rank	47.50%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,544, 35.39%, see rank	39.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,698, 28.80%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,897, 30.35%, see rank	31.66%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.24%, see rank	0.27%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	657, 5.12%, see rank	3.87%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Roswell Area	New Mexico	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,153, 100%	875,947	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,711, 9.98%, see rank	4.40%	1.96%
Construction	1,621, 5.97%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,835, 6.76%, see rank	4.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	694, 2.56%, see rank	2.06%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,058, 11.26%, see rank	11.26%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,626, 5.99%, see rank	4.49%	4.93%
Information	151, 0.56%, see rank	1.59%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,064, 3.92%, see rank	4.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,553, 5.72%, see rank	10.94%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,988, 25.74%, see rank	25.22%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,716, 10.00%, see rank	10.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,616, 5.95%, see rank	8.08%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,520, 5.60%, see rank	4.79%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Roswell Area	%	New Mexico	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,006	21.88%, see rank	20.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,823	17.18%, see rank	16.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.