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Roswell, NM vs Ruidoso Downs, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Ruidoso Downs, is 42% less than it is in Roswell and is 160% below the National Average.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Ruidoso Downs unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Roswell, NMRuidoso Downs, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,670  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$26,597$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,293  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Roswell, NMRuidoso Downs, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock34.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock16.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock0.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Roswell, NMRuidoso Downs, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.1%13.1%
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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