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Roswell, NM vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than Roswell.
- People are 18.7% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in San Jose.
 Roswell, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population48,3471,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%49.1%50.5%
 Male Population49.2%50.9%49.5%
 Median Age35.337.538.4
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 Population - 201048,466954,552309,327,143
 Population - 200045,293894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199044,654782,248251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now5.1%13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.6%29.6%30.8%
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 Population Density1,627.05,721.793.4
 Land Area29.7177.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.13.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Roswell, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 97.4%5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%6.5%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.5%3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%3.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.1%5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%15.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.0%14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%13.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.9%6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%5.5%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.4%7.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%3.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.3%1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Roswell, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 White35.0%24.4%59.4%
 Black1.6%2.8%12.2%
 Asian1.3%37.3%5.6%
 Native American0.7%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.4%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%3.5%3.2%
 Hispanic59.9%31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Roswell, NMSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.7%51.8%49.8%
     Currently Married41.5%50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%1.5%1.8%
 Single Population56.3%48.2%50.2%
 Never Married35.4%36.2%33.8%
 Divorced15.0%7.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%4.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.673.082.60
 Households17,446324,376124,010,992
 Family Households11,406234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.3%37.3%30.5%
     Married couple, no children35.2%38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,04089,83143,255,233
     Single householder, w/children25.2%12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%12.6%10.8%
Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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