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| Roswell |
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| Population 2000: | 45,293 |
| Population 2002: | 44,058 |
| Elevation: | 3,573 feet |
| Area codes: | 505 |
| Land area: | 28.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 10.8% (9.3% Latin America) |
| County: | Chaves |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.5%), Retail trade (14.0%). |
| Population growth: | -1,235 (-2.73%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 50.9% |
| Hispanic: | 44.3% |
| Other race: | 21.3% |
| Two or more races: | 3.3% |
| Black: | 2.5% |
| American Indian: | 2.1% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 52.7% |
| Never married: | 24.1% |
| Divorced: | 11.8% |
| Widowed: | 9.1% |
| Separated: | 2.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $60,100 |
| Household income: | $27,252 |
| Resident age: | 35.2 years |
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| Roswell Compared to New Mexico State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 73.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 16.9% |
| Unemployed: | 9.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.8% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 704 (1524.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 596.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 422 (913.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 137 (296.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 36 (77.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 35 (75.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 9 (19.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,290 (4957.8 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 9.3% |
| English: | 8.7% |
| Irish: | 7.4% |
| United States: | 6.3% |
| French: | 1.9% |
| Italian: | 1.8% |