Roswell, NM
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roswell, NM: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 57,051. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ROSWELL-NM · Roswell, NM 2 ZIPs · 57,051 pop · #21093/25278 · Chaves County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,994
- RANK-BOTTOM #21093/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Dexter
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 70% owners
- POP-SMALL 57,051
- SPREAD-MOD 88203→88201
- HOME-LOW $175,800
Nearest income peer: Dexter, NM ( $8,525 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Roswell
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Roswell on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Dexter · lowest
Dexter · lowest
$43,469 median HH income
- Roswell · this city
Roswell · this city
$51,994 median HH income
- Hagerman · near
Hagerman · near
$65,000 median HH income
- Lake Arthur · highest
Lake Arthur · highest
$85,813 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Roswell, NM sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 57,051
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,994
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($51,994 average) · poverty 23.9%. The primary code (88203) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Roswell as a pure owner town.
Within New Mexico, Belen is the closest lower-income city and Tatum the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Roswell.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Roswell differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 88203 has a median home value of $126,600, compared with $225,000 in 88201. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.3 points
88203 to 88201
88203 to 88201
88201 to 88203
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 88203 skews compact Roswell
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 88203 covers about 55% of Roswell's 57,051 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Roswell
Citywide ZBP: 1,184 establishments, 14,313 employees , annual payroll $598,051k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 88201 (834 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (186) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Roswell, NM
These ZIP codes sit in Chaves County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Roswell. See the Chaves County roll-up →
Roswell sits in the lower half of Chaves County on income: Hagerman and Lake Arthur report more, and only Dexter reports less. Lake Arthur marks the far end of that range at $85,813, 65% above Roswell.
Side-by-side: Compare 88203 vs 88201 →
Roswell roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Roswell, .