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Roswell Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 61,382
Land Area (2000): 15,723.459 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 10.899 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	94,316	76.18%
Rural, Farm	3,132	2.53%
Rural, Non-farm	26,360	21.29%

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Roswell Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	25,716	24,245	1,471	5.72%	57
1991	25,234	22,586	2,648	10.49%	105
1992	25,002	22,010	2,993	11.97%	119
1993	24,514	22,700	1,815	7.40%	74
1994	25,692	23,785	1,907	7.42%	74
1995	25,604	23,386	2,218	8.66%	87
1996	25,997	23,663	2,334	8.98%	90
1997	25,843	24,011	1,832	7.09%	71
1998	26,813	24,159	2,654	9.90%	99
1999	25,905	23,773	2,132	8.23%	82
2000	25,825	24,378	1,448	5.61%	56
2001	25,853	24,399	1,454	5.62%	56
2002	25,687	24,012	1,675	6.52%	65
2003	25,813	23,900	1,913	7.41%	74
2004	25,862	24,081	1,782	6.89%	69
2005	26,356	24,808	1,548	5.87%	59
2006	27,241	26,020	1,221	4.48%	45
2007	27,559	26,564	995	3.61%	36
2008	27,781	26,735	1,045	3.76%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	25,129	23,757	1,372	5.46%	55
Feb 1990	25,526	24,175	1,351	5.29%	53
Mar 1990	25,153	23,844	1,309	5.20%	52
Apr 1990	25,119	23,885	1,234	4.91%	49
May 1990	25,343	24,046	1,297	5.12%	51
Jun 1990	26,257	24,690	1,567	5.97%	60
Jul 1990	26,508	24,646	1,862	7.02%	70
Aug 1990	25,957	24,422	1,535	5.91%	59
Sep 1990	25,991	24,383	1,608	6.19%	62
Oct 1990	25,912	24,330	1,582	6.11%	61
Nov 1990	26,164	24,641	1,523	5.82%	58
Dec 1990	25,533	24,117	1,416	5.55%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	25,243	23,815	1,428	5.66%	57
Feb 1991	25,124	23,767	1,357	5.40%	54
Mar 1991	24,883	23,407	1,476	5.93%	59
Apr 1991	24,862	23,545	1,317	5.30%	53
May 1991	24,518	22,797	1,721	7.02%	70
Jun 1991	25,694	22,673	3,021	11.76%	118
Jul 1991	25,795	22,494	3,301	12.80%	128
Aug 1991	25,291	22,252	3,039	12.02%	120
Sep 1991	25,271	21,655	3,616	14.31%	143
Oct 1991	25,037	21,323	3,714	14.83%	148
Nov 1991	26,117	21,687	4,430	16.96%	170
Dec 1991	24,968	21,611	3,357	13.45%	134

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	25,261	21,049	4,212	16.67%	167
Feb 1992	24,985	20,960	4,025	16.11%	161
Mar 1992	24,583	21,527	3,056	12.43%	124
Apr 1992	24,704	22,012	2,692	10.90%	109
May 1992	24,855	21,994	2,861	11.51%	115
Jun 1992	25,734	22,108	3,626	14.09%	141
Jul 1992	25,417	22,286	3,131	12.32%	123
Aug 1992	25,010	22,248	2,762	11.04%	110
Sep 1992	25,043	22,410	2,633	10.51%	105
Oct 1992	24,692	22,321	2,371	9.60%	96
Nov 1992	24,847	22,524	2,323	9.35%	93
Dec 1992	24,898	22,678	2,220	8.92%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	24,188	22,105	2,083	8.61%	86
Feb 1993	24,689	22,786	1,903	7.71%	77
Mar 1993	24,093	22,067	2,026	8.41%	84
Apr 1993	23,896	22,078	1,818	7.61%	76
May 1993	24,233	22,345	1,888	7.79%	78
Jun 1993	24,775	22,616	2,159	8.71%	87
Jul 1993	24,633	22,673	1,960	7.96%	80
Aug 1993	24,497	22,720	1,777	7.25%	73
Sep 1993	24,067	22,428	1,639	6.81%	68
Oct 1993	25,246	23,604	1,642	6.50%	65
Nov 1993	25,013	23,510	1,503	6.01%	60
Dec 1993	24,839	23,463	1,376	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	24,374	22,925	1,449	5.94%	59
Feb 1994	24,454	23,030	1,424	5.82%	58
Mar 1994	24,998	23,563	1,435	5.74%	57
Apr 1994	24,713	23,287	1,426	5.77%	58
May 1994	24,894	23,448	1,446	5.81%	58
Jun 1994	26,330	24,300	2,030	7.71%	77
Jul 1994	26,141	24,154	1,987	7.60%	76
Aug 1994	26,186	24,246	1,940	7.41%	74
Sep 1994	26,292	23,998	2,294	8.73%	87
Oct 1994	26,285	24,031	2,254	8.58%	86
Nov 1994	26,856	24,752	2,104	7.83%	78
Dec 1994	26,779	23,686	3,093	11.55%	116

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	25,531	22,687	2,844	11.14%	111
Feb 1995	25,886	23,559	2,327	8.99%	90
Mar 1995	25,081	22,976	2,105	8.39%	84
Apr 1995	25,351	23,189	2,162	8.53%	85
May 1995	25,275	23,371	1,904	7.53%	75
Jun 1995	25,941	23,644	2,297	8.85%	89
Jul 1995	25,736	23,339	2,397	9.31%	93
Aug 1995	25,609	23,375	2,234	8.72%	87
Sep 1995	25,652	23,439	2,213	8.63%	86
Oct 1995	25,627	23,549	2,078	8.11%	81
Nov 1995	26,020	23,905	2,115	8.13%	81
Dec 1995	25,534	23,597	1,937	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	25,437	23,306	2,131	8.38%	84
Feb 1996	26,185	24,187	1,998	7.63%	76
Mar 1996	25,559	23,487	2,072	8.11%	81
Apr 1996	25,565	23,700	1,865	7.30%	73
May 1996	26,161	23,810	2,351	8.99%	90
Jun 1996	26,864	24,160	2,704	10.07%	101
Jul 1996	26,668	23,717	2,951	11.07%	111
Aug 1996	26,207	23,540	2,667	10.18%	102
Sep 1996	25,878	23,388	2,490	9.62%	96
Oct 1996	25,968	23,563	2,405	9.26%	93
Nov 1996	25,784	23,522	2,262	8.77%	88
Dec 1996	25,691	23,578	2,113	8.22%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	25,231	23,285	1,946	7.71%	77
Feb 1997	25,374	23,537	1,837	7.24%	72
Mar 1997	25,565	23,697	1,868	7.31%	73
Apr 1997	25,509	23,908	1,601	6.28%	63
May 1997	25,485	23,793	1,692	6.64%	66
Jun 1997	26,365	24,234	2,131	8.08%	81
Jul 1997	27,105	24,043	3,062	11.30%	113
Aug 1997	25,544	23,890	1,654	6.48%	65
Sep 1997	25,608	23,941	1,667	6.51%	65
Oct 1997	26,196	24,572	1,624	6.20%	62
Nov 1997	26,255	24,751	1,504	5.73%	57
Dec 1997	25,879	24,479	1,400	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,807	24,252	1,555	6.03%	60
Feb 1998	26,516	24,466	2,050	7.73%	77
Mar 1998	26,976	24,461	2,515	9.32%	93
Apr 1998	26,550	24,271	2,279	8.58%	86
May 1998	26,806	24,275	2,531	9.44%	94
Jun 1998	27,427	24,386	3,041	11.09%	111
Jul 1998	27,655	24,313	3,342	12.08%	121
Aug 1998	26,682	23,632	3,050	11.43%	114
Sep 1998	26,873	23,681	3,192	11.88%	119
Oct 1998	26,804	23,856	2,948	11.00%	110
Nov 1998	26,829	24,091	2,738	10.21%	102
Dec 1998	26,825	24,222	2,603	9.70%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	26,513	23,661	2,852	10.76%	108
Feb 1999	26,430	23,750	2,680	10.14%	101
Mar 1999	26,120	23,673	2,447	9.37%	94
Apr 1999	25,949	23,689	2,260	8.71%	87
May 1999	25,529	23,439	2,090	8.19%	82
Jun 1999	26,156	23,792	2,364	9.04%	90
Jul 1999	26,410	24,143	2,267	8.58%	86
Aug 1999	25,610	23,627	1,983	7.74%	77
Sep 1999	25,426	23,520	1,906	7.50%	75
Oct 1999	25,404	23,688	1,716	6.75%	68
Nov 1999	25,642	24,051	1,591	6.20%	62
Dec 1999	25,667	24,243	1,424	5.55%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,889	24,437	1,452	5.61%	56
Feb 2000	26,012	24,497	1,515	5.82%	58
Mar 2000	25,880	24,423	1,457	5.63%	56
Apr 2000	25,623	24,332	1,291	5.04%	50
May 2000	25,475	24,119	1,356	5.32%	53
Jun 2000	25,965	24,364	1,601	6.17%	62
Jul 2000	26,104	24,529	1,575	6.03%	60
Aug 2000	25,548	24,112	1,436	5.62%	56
Sep 2000	25,484	24,085	1,399	5.49%	55
Oct 2000	25,654	24,038	1,616	6.30%	63
Nov 2000	26,055	24,684	1,371	5.26%	53
Dec 2000	26,213	24,911	1,302	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	25,984	24,439	1,545	5.95%	59
Feb 2001	25,894	24,446	1,448	5.59%	56
Mar 2001	25,798	24,349	1,449	5.62%	56
Apr 2001	26,016	24,709	1,307	5.02%	50
May 2001	25,868	24,531	1,337	5.17%	52
Jun 2001	26,193	24,642	1,551	5.92%	59
Jul 2001	26,148	24,692	1,456	5.57%	56
Aug 2001	25,597	24,139	1,458	5.70%	57
Sep 2001	25,851	24,357	1,494	5.78%	58
Oct 2001	25,667	24,186	1,481	5.77%	58
Nov 2001	25,534	24,076	1,458	5.71%	57
Dec 2001	25,683	24,222	1,461	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	25,304	23,751	1,553	6.14%	61
Feb 2002	25,630	24,087	1,543	6.02%	60
Mar 2002	25,566	24,101	1,465	5.73%	57
Apr 2002	25,612	24,183	1,429	5.58%	56
May 2002	25,879	24,371	1,508	5.83%	58
Jun 2002	26,342	24,530	1,812	6.88%	69
Jul 2002	25,937	24,122	1,815	7.00%	70
Aug 2002	25,690	24,036	1,654	6.44%	64
Sep 2002	25,736	24,029	1,707	6.63%	66
Oct 2002	25,641	23,861	1,780	6.94%	69
Nov 2002	25,345	23,441	1,904	7.51%	75
Dec 2002	25,562	23,633	1,929	7.55%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	25,622	23,663	1,959	7.65%	76
Feb 2003	25,826	23,932	1,894	7.33%	73
Mar 2003	25,756	23,941	1,815	7.05%	70
Apr 2003	25,998	24,191	1,807	6.95%	70
May 2003	25,733	23,905	1,828	7.10%	71
Jun 2003	26,280	24,101	2,179	8.29%	83
Jul 2003	26,029	23,903	2,126	8.17%	82
Aug 2003	25,503	23,639	1,864	7.31%	73
Sep 2003	25,667	23,831	1,836	7.15%	72
Oct 2003	25,579	23,706	1,873	7.32%	73
Nov 2003	25,856	23,919	1,937	7.49%	75
Dec 2003	25,904	24,072	1,832	7.07%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	25,833	23,915	1,918	7.42%	74
Feb 2004	25,684	23,879	1,805	7.03%	70
Mar 2004	25,635	23,830	1,805	7.04%	70
Apr 2004	25,769	24,043	1,726	6.70%	67
May 2004	25,802	24,082	1,720	6.67%	67
Jun 2004	26,038	24,068	1,970	7.57%	76
Jul 2004	26,068	24,073	1,995	7.65%	77
Aug 2004	25,646	23,943	1,703	6.64%	66
Sep 2004	25,714	23,993	1,721	6.69%	67
Oct 2004	26,020	24,307	1,713	6.58%	66
Nov 2004	26,112	24,391	1,721	6.59%	66
Dec 2004	26,027	24,444	1,583	6.08%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	26,071	24,394	1,677	6.43%	64
Feb 2005	26,057	24,359	1,698	6.52%	65
Mar 2005	26,053	24,483	1,570	6.03%	60
Apr 2005	26,339	24,805	1,534	5.82%	58
May 2005	26,340	24,793	1,547	5.87%	59
Jun 2005	26,527	24,780	1,747	6.59%	66
Jul 2005	26,496	24,749	1,747	6.59%	66
Aug 2005	26,112	24,620	1,492	5.71%	57
Sep 2005	26,430	24,971	1,459	5.52%	55
Oct 2005	26,670	25,288	1,382	5.18%	52
Nov 2005	26,667	25,232	1,435	5.38%	54
Dec 2005	26,510	25,221	1,289	4.86%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,729	25,362	1,367	5.11%	51
Feb 2006	26,659	25,295	1,364	5.12%	51
Mar 2006	26,720	25,526	1,194	4.47%	45
Apr 2006	26,903	25,661	1,242	4.62%	46
May 2006	26,909	25,694	1,215	4.52%	45
Jun 2006	27,461	26,023	1,438	5.24%	52
Jul 2006	27,514	26,066	1,448	5.26%	53
Aug 2006	27,272	26,104	1,168	4.28%	43
Sep 2006	27,512	26,359	1,153	4.19%	42
Oct 2006	27,931	26,896	1,035	3.71%	37
Nov 2006	27,683	26,626	1,057	3.82%	38
Dec 2006	27,598	26,622	976	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	27,464	26,372	1,092	3.98%	40
Feb 2007	27,363	26,297	1,066	3.90%	39
Mar 2007	27,352	26,317	1,035	3.78%	38
Apr 2007	27,389	26,394	995	3.63%	36
May 2007	27,478	26,488	990	3.60%	36
Jun 2007	27,547	26,369	1,178	4.28%	43
Jul 2007	27,474	26,281	1,193	4.34%	43
Aug 2007	27,079	26,129	950	3.51%	35
Sep 2007	27,568	26,639	929	3.37%	34
Oct 2007	28,046	27,199	847	3.02%	30
Nov 2007	28,001	27,151	850	3.04%	30
Dec 2007	27,950	27,130	820	2.93%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	27,936	27,097	839	3.00%	30
Feb 2008	27,809	26,922	887	3.19%	32
Mar 2008	27,956	27,008	948	3.39%	34
Apr 2008	27,523	26,600	923	3.35%	34
May 2008	27,463	26,470	993	3.62%	36
Jun 2008	27,860	26,625	1,235	4.43%	44
Jul 2008	27,925	26,602	1,323	4.74%	47
Aug 2008	27,699	26,441	1,258	4.54%	45
Sep 2008	27,856	26,853	1,003	3.60%	36
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Roswell Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,984	11.53%
2.	Construction	2,836	10.96%
3.	Educational Services	1,582	6.12%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,402	5.42%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,308	5.06%
6.	Public Administration	1,200	4.64%
7.	Health Care	1,186	4.58%
8.	Mining	1,040	4.02%
9.	Food Manufacturing	884	3.42%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	850	3.29%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	814	3.15%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	760	2.94%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	728	2.81%
14.	Truck Transportation	688	2.66%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	542	2.10%
16.	Utilities	466	1.80%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	458	1.77%
18.	Finance and Insurance	412	1.59%
19.	Other Transportation	404	1.56%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	354	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,224	15.97%
2.	Health Care	2,614	12.95%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,796	8.90%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,082	5.36%
5.	Social Assistance	1,010	5.00%
6.	Public Administration	966	4.79%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	944	4.68%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	782	3.87%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	766	3.79%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	492	2.44%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	406	2.01%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	356	1.76%
13.	Food Manufacturing	348	1.72%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	346	1.71%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	340	1.68%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	324	1.61%
17.	Construction	314	1.56%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	314	1.56%
19.	Other Transportation	254	1.26%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	222	1.10%

Roswell Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	1,942	7.51%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,732	6.70%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,200	4.64%
4.	Other Management Occupations	1,184	4.58%
5.	Other Production Occupations	1,098	4.24%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,014	3.92%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,010	3.90%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	988	3.82%
9.	Farmers and Farm Managers	744	2.88%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	722	2.79%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	710	2.74%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	694	2.68%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	666	2.57%
14.	Other Construction Trades	590	2.28%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	544	2.10%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	508	1.96%
17.	Construction Laborers	492	1.90%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	436	1.69%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	414	1.60%
20.	Top Executives	414	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,302	6.45%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,298	6.43%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,140	5.65%
4.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	878	4.35%
5.	Other Management Occupations	834	4.13%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	784	3.88%
7.	Cashiers	780	3.86%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	750	3.72%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	726	3.60%
10.	Waiters and Waitresses	630	3.12%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	568	2.81%
12.	Registered Nurses	566	2.80%
13.	Child Care Workers	560	2.77%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	542	2.69%
15.	Other Production Occupations	472	2.34%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	442	2.19%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	430	2.13%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	426	2.11%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	352	1.74%
20.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	350	1.73%

Roswell Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	44,017	47.57%
15-35 hours	9,432	10.19%
1-14 hours	2,795	3.02%
No regular hours	36,280	39.21%

Roswell Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,850	4.18%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,241	2.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,430	5.49%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,194	7.21%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,804	8.59%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,261	14.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,632	24.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,683	10.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,760	3.97%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,748	3.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,056	2.38%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	374	0.84%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,638	5.96%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,611	5.90%

Roswell Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,943	6.65%
5-9	8,333	18.82%
10-14	11,201	25.29%
15-19	9,901	22.36%
20-24	4,835	10.92%
25-29	1,310	2.96%
30-34	2,447	5.53%
35-39	247	0.56%
40-44	371	0.84%
45-59	944	2.13%
60-89	912	2.06%
At least 90	838	1.89%

Roswell Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	60	0.14%	38,463	86.86%
30-44	64	0.14%	3,001	6.78%
45-59	90	0.20%	854	1.93%
At least 60	34	0.08%	1,716	3.88%

Roswell Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	164	0.36%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,491	14.15%
Car / truck / van, solo	35,633	77.66%
Motorcycle	102	0.22%
Other	364	0.79%
Public transportation	248	0.54%
Walked	1,280	2.79%
Worked at home	1,601	3.49%

Roswell Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 45,118 (120,178 people)
: 32,506 (102,916 people)
: 9,318
: 64,029
Roswell Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	6,584	14.48%
$10,000-$14,999	4,682	10.30%
$15,000-$19,999	4,228	9.30%
$20,000-$24,999	4,290	9.43%
$25,000-$29,999	3,956	8.70%
$30,000-$34,999	3,076	6.76%
$35,000-$39,999	2,854	6.28%
$40,000-$44,999	2,685	5.90%
$45,000-$49,999	1,893	4.16%
$50,000-$59,999	3,266	7.18%
$60,000-$74,999	3,192	7.02%
$75,000-$99,999	2,511	5.52%
$100,000-$124,999	1,031	2.27%
$125,000-$149,999	337	0.74%
$150,000-$199,999	360	0.79%
$200,000 or more	525	1.15%

Roswell Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,589	24.77%
Family, 2 people	6,540	28.99%
Nonfamily, 2 people	747	3.31%
Family, 3 people	3,561	15.78%
Nonfamily, 3 people	95	0.42%
Family, 4 people	3,061	13.57%
Nonfamily, 4 people	31	0.14%
Family, 5 people	1,770	7.85%
Nonfamily, 5 people	16	0.07%
Family, 6 people	724	3.21%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	421	1.87%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Roswell Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	33,979	28.26%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	12,871	10.70%
Public Assistance	2,814	2.34%
Retirement	7,755	6.45%
Self Employment	5,954	4.95%
Social Security	14,913	12.40%
Supplemental Security	2,910	2.42%
Wage / Salary	32,033	26.64%
Other	7,006	5.83%

Roswell Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,734	55.49%
With children under 18	11,016	44.51%

Roswell Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,514	9.92%
Married	27,322	60.01%
Never Married	12,339	27.10%
Widowed	1,351	2.97%

Roswell Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,878	11.94%
Married	27,160	55.17%
Never Married	10,085	20.48%
Widowed	6,110	12.41%

Roswell Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Roswell Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	11,205	12.75%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	14,150	16.10%
High school diploma or equivalent	23,545	26.79%
Some college, no degree	21,457	24.42%
Associate degree	4,957	5.64%
Bachelors degree	7,612	8.66%
Graduate or professional degree	4,947	5.63%

Roswell Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,507	2.46%	539	0.88%	2,046	3.33%
Kindergarten	1,551	2.53%	223	0.36%	1,774	2.89%
Grades 1-4	7,922	12.91%	710	1.16%	8,632	14.06%
Grades 5-8	7,926	12.91%	400	0.65%	8,326	13.56%
Grades 9-12	8,639	14.07%	562	0.92%	9,201	14.99%
Undergrad college	5,148	8.39%	730	1.19%	5,878	9.58%
Graduate or professional school	575	0.94%	174	0.28%	749	1.22%
Total	33,268	54.20%	3,338	5.44%	36,606	59.64%

Roswell Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Roswell Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	153	117
2004	133	119

Roswell Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Roswell Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	95,540	78.82%
Below Poverty Level	25,678	21.18%

Roswell Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 299

Roswell Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Roswell Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,302	15.15%
10-19 Years	10,618	17.30%
20-29 Years	7,107	11.58%
30-39 Years	7,780	12.67%
40-49 Years	8,619	14.04%
50-59 Years	6,354	10.35%
60-69 Years	4,949	8.06%
70-79 Years	4,184	6.82%
80-89 Years	2,102	3.42%
90+ Years	367	0.60%

Roswell Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	30,055	48.96%
Female	31,327	51.04%

Roswell Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	31,970	52.08%
Hispanic/Latino	26,904	43.83%
African-American	1,088	1.77%
Multiracial	652	1.06%
Amerindian	410	0.67%
Asian	290	0.47%
Other Race	55	0.09%
Pacific Islander	13	0.02%

Roswell Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	11,176	19.73%
2.	English	10,416	18.39%
3.	Irish	9,195	16.23%
4.	United States Or American	8,604	15.19%
5.	French Non-Basque	2,144	3.79%
6.	Italian	2,009	3.55%
7.	Scotch Irish	1,932	3.41%
8.	Dutch	1,853	3.27%
9.	Scottish	1,739	3.07%
10.	Norwegian	1,154	2.04%

Roswell Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	76,725	66.76%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	36,549	31.80%
3.	French	288	0.25%
4.	German	276	0.24%
5.	Chinese	256	0.22%
6.	Hindi	82	0.07%
7.	Polish	80	0.07%
8.	Other Asian	74	0.06%
9.	Tagalog	66	0.06%
10.	Japanese	64	0.06%

Roswell Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	109,971	88.82%
Naturalized immigrant	4,738	3.83%
Not a citizen	9,099	7.35%

Roswell Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Roswell Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Chaves County

Roswell Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Dexter	Northeast Chaves	Southeast Chaves
Hagerman	Northwest Chaves	Southwest Chaves
Lake Arthur	Roswell

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