Roswell, NM Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 48,568
| Roswell, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 10,212 | 57.59%, see rank | 59.57% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 7,042 | 39.72%, see rank | 32.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 238 | 1.34%, see rank | 2.05% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 224 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.14% | 3.36% |
| Other | 15 | 0.08%, see rank | 4.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 48,167
| Roswell, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 10,522 | 59.08%, see rank | 59.52% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 6,991 | 39.26%, see rank | 32.40% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 160 | 0.90%, see rank | 2.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 116 | 0.65%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.24% |
| Other | 20 | 0.11%, see rank | 4.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 47,414
| Roswell, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 10,415 | 58.92%, see rank | 59.87% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 6,866 | 38.84%, see rank | 32.10% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 227 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.93% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 111 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 57 | 0.32%, see rank | 5.02% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 45,537
| Roswell, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 10,081 | 58.56%, see rank | 59.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 6,753 | 39.23%, see rank | 32.21% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 230 | 1.34%, see rank | 1.94% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 109 | 0.63%, see rank | 1.05% | 2.95% |
| Other | 43 | 0.25%, see rank | 5.11% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 45,293
| Roswell, NM | % | New Mexico | U.S. | |
| English | 11,025 | 64.52%, see rank | 58.17% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 5,593 | 32.73%, see rank | 33.30% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 311 | 1.82%, see rank | 2.11% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 146 | 0.85%, see rank | 0.87% | 2.61% |
| Other | 14 | 0.08%, see rank | 5.55% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.