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Carson City, NV vs Roswell, NM

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- Roswell is 0% more densely populated than Carson City.
- People are 8.5% less likely to be married in Roswell.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years younger in Roswell.
 Carson City, NVRoswell, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock48,347329,725,481
 Female Population48.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.338.4
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 Population - 201054,983  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,293285,036,114
 Population - 199040,443  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,627.093.4
 Land Area144.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carson City, NVRoswell, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Carson City, NVRoswell, NMUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.6%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock59.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carson City, NVRoswell, NMUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households23,191  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,40680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,680  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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