ROSWELL, GA

The median age of the 94.9k residents of Roswell, Georgia in 2020 was 39.5, and the median family income was $105,913. Roswell, Georgia saw a 0.408% gain in population between 2019 and 2020, and a 6.2% rise in median family income, from $99,726 to $105,913.

White (non-Hispanic) (62.3%), Black or African American (12.9%), White (Hispanic) (10.7%), Two+ (non-Hispanic) (4.24%), and Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.74%) make up Roswell, Georgia's top 5 ethnic groupings.

None of the households in Roswell, Georgia indicated that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

In Roswell, Georgia, 90% of the population is an American citizen.

In 2020, Roswell, Georgia had a $385,800 median home value and a 70.1% homeownership rate. The majority of commuters in Roswell, Georgia, traveled alone to work each day, taking 30 minutes on average. In Roswell, Georgia, there were typically two cars per family.

Diversity

94.9k people call Roswell, Georgia home, of which 90% are citizens. By 2020, 19.3% of Roswell, Georgia citizens will have been born abroad (18.3k people).

Roswell, Georgia had 59.1k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other racial or ethnic group. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 12.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k White (Hispanic) residents.

Ethnicity and Race

Roswell, Georgia had 59.1k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other racial or ethnic group. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 12.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k White (Hispanic) residents.

In Roswell, Georgia, 15.6% of the population is Hispanic (14.8k people).

Population Born Abroad

19.3% of Roswell, Georgia citizens (18.3k persons) were foreign-born in 2020, which is higher than the 13.5% national average. Roswell, Georgia had an 18.5% foreign-born population as of 2019, an increase over the previous year.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents of Roswell, Georgia, was 39.5 in 2020. With a median age of 38, residents who were born in the United States were typically younger than those who were born abroad, who had a median age of 43. However, the population of Roswell, Georgia, is aging. The median age of all Roswell, Georgia, residents in 2019 was 39.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 234,298 of the foreign-born residents of Georgia in 2020, followed by India (98,606) and Jamaica (44,462) as the most frequent birthplaces.

Citizenship

90% of Roswell, Georgians were US citizens as of 2020, which is less than the 93.4% national average. Roswell, Georgia had an 89.2% citizenship rate in 2019, indicating that the rate of citizenship has been rising.

Veterans

Veterans Roswell, Georgia has 1.38 times as many military personnel who served in Vietnam as in any other conflict.

Economy

Roswell, Georgia has a median household income of $105,913. Census Tract 303.43 in Roswell, Georgia had the highest median household income in 2020, with a value of $150,750. Census Tract 114.23 and Census Tract 114.19 were next, with values of $138,512 and $134,797, respectively.

Georgia's gender wage disparity is 1.35 times greater for men than for women, who earn $51,276 on average. Georgia's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.476, which is lower than the US average.

49.2k people work in Roswell, Georgia's economy. The highest paying industries in Roswell, Georgia are Manufacturing ($98,576), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,008), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($91,335). The three industries with the largest workforces are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (8,033 people), Retail Trade (4,587 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,255 people).