What percentage of people rent in Roswell, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Roswell, NM, 2020–2024
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31.4% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Roswell, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,596 renting households against 12,242 that own their home.

In Roswell, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.4% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 5,596 (±539)
Median renter income: $30,774 (±$7,489)

Who rents and who owns in Roswell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Roswell	Chaves County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.4% (±2.7 points)	28.7% (±2.3 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,596 (±539)	6,808 (±607)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,242 (±511)	16,904 (±523)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,774 (±$7,489)	$31,531 (±$5,568)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,254 (±$5,432)	$62,171 (±$4,191)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Roswell, the renter share is not measurably different from Chaves County (28.7%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (30.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Chaves County, Roswell ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 57 of 205.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Roswell has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	33.9% (±2.6 points)	31.4% (±2.7 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$778 (±$45)	$876 (±$60)	+12.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,372 (±$2,682)	$51,583 (±$3,711)	+18.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Roswell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Roswell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Roswell	—	31.4% (±2.7 points)	—
Dexter	15 mi	23.5% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hagerman	21 mi	22.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Arthur	28 mi	32.4% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Artesia	37 mi	35.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hope	40 mi	0.0% (±64.1 points)	Not measurably different
Atoka	42 mi	27.2% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ruidoso Downs	62 mi	37.0% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Capitan	63 mi	6.3% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Capitan, NM (6.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Chaves County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lake Arthur	32.4% (±15.1 points)
2	Roswell	31.4% (±2.7 points)
3	Dexter	23.5% (±14.2 points)
4	Hagerman	22.7% (±12.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Roswell

How many renters are there in Roswell?

Roswell has an estimated 5,596 (±539) renting households, 31.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Roswell?

In Roswell, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Roswell?

A renting household in Roswell has 2.3 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Roswell?

The median renting household in Roswell, NM has an income of $30,774 (±$7,489) a year, against $60,254 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Roswell city, New Mexico (place:64930, in state:35).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.