Dexter vs Roswell

A side-by-side comparison of Dexter and Roswell: population, income, housing, and more.

Dexter and Roswell are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roswell has the higher population (47,823 vs 1,144 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($61,118 vs $50,294 in Roswell). Roswell has the higher median home value ($139,200 vs $95,200 in Dexter).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Roswell
Population	1,144	47,823
Median age	31.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,118	$50,294
Median home value	$95,200	$139,200
Median gross rent	$688	$840
Housing units	435	20,089
Homeownership rate	84.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Roswell
Population	1,121 → 1,144 (+2.1%)	47,941 → 47,823 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$28,992 → $61,118 (+110.8%)	$43,372 → $50,294 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $95,200 (+34.8%)	$105,100 → $139,200 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $688 (+2.4%)	$778 → $840 (+8.0%)

Dexter

Population

1,1211,144

Median household income

$28,992$61,118

Median home value

$70,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$672$688

Roswell

Population

47,94147,823

Median household income

$43,372$50,294

Median home value

$105,100$139,200

Median gross rent

$778$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Roswell
Under 5	6.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	26.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	7.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.2%
75 and over	4.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Roswell
White (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	33.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	90.5%	61.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Roswell
No high school diploma	35.6%	19.0%
High school graduate	25.5%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Roswell
Drove alone	85.0%	83.1%
Carpooled	15.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Roswell
1-unit, detached	57.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	37.5%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Roswell
Poverty rate	31.8%	24.2%
Average household size	2.94	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1987	1968