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Roswell GA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	79,334	345 (of 25,150) (99%)	8 (of 596) (99%)
Average Income	$71,726	1,258 (95%)	9 (98%)
Median House Value	$207,700	1,843 (93%)	16 (97%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.5%	18,700 (of 25,150) (26%)	190 (of 596) (68%)
% Black Population	8.5%	4,502 (82%)	444 (26%)
% Hispanic Population	10.6%	3,504 (86%)	52 (91%)
% Asian Population	3.7%	1,685 (93%)	37 (94%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,777 (45%)	310 (48%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	92.8%	2,411 (of 25,150) (90%)	28 (of 596) (95%)
% College Graduates	52.6%	944 (96%)	16 (97%)
% Never Married	25.4%	7,431 (70%)	279 (53%)
% Married	60.5%	8,444 (66%)	119 (80%)
% Seperated	1.1%	15,535 (38%)	496 (17%)
% Divorced	9.3%	14,304 (43%)	398 (33%)
% Foreign Born	15.7%	1,840 (93%)	35 (94%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	31,389	352 (of 25,150) (99%)	9 (of 596) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.8%	23,131 (8%)	564 (5%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	26.4%	786 (97%)	10 (98%)
Average Rooms in House	6.6	1,735 (93%)	18 (97%)
% Households with No Car	3.1%	19,392 (23%)	507 (15%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	17.9%	12,308 (51%)	247 (59%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,328 (87%)	75 (87%)
Median House Value	$207,700	1,843 (93%)	16 (97%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	0.8%	14,762 (41%)	400 (33%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	5.0%	1,861 (93%)	16 (97%)
Average Monthly Rent	$894	1,531 (94%)	15 (97%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	73.9%	2,252 (of 25,150) (91%)	39 (of 596) (93%)
% Drive Alone to Work	79.4%	11,547 (54%)	211 (65%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.9%	4,072 (84%)	77 (87%)
% Walk to Work	1.1%	17,647 (30%)	370 (38%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	31.2	3,905 (84%)	112 (81%)
% Households making less than $10,000	3.1%	22,027 (12%)	561 (6%)
% Households making over $200,000	8.2%	987 (96%)	10 (98%)
Median Household Income	$71,726	1,258 (95%)	9 (98%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	0.8%	19,743 (21%)	532 (11%)
Per Capita Income	$36,012	1,128 (96%)	13 (98%)
Male Worker Income	$54,797	1,420 (94%)	12 (98%)
Female Worker Income	$36,182	1,786 (93%)	19 (97%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.8%	20,238 (20%)	550 (8%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	5.0%	19,991 (21%)	548 (8%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Atlanta, Georgia	19 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Canton, Michigan	0.92
Farmington Hills, Michigan	0.92
Roseville, California	0.91
Troy, Michigan	0.90
Cary, North Carolina	0.89
Lakewood, California	0.89
Danbury, Connecticut	0.88
Somerville, Massachusetts	0.88
Arlington Heights, Illinois	0.88
Schaumburg, Illinois	0.88

Roswell GA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses with More than 9 Rooms	8,275	59
Families Making Over than $200,000	2,325	71
Houseowners with a Mortgage Over $2,000	4,966	75
Families Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	1,938	76
Households Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	2,173	83

Roswell GA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 596)
Cuban Population	250	2
People Born in Asia	2,934	2
Arab People	530	2
Czech People	371	2
Italian People	4,427	2

Roswell GA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	13.3%	24,184
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	26.4%	24,147
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	12.9%	24,078
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	13.7%	23,825
Percent Households with Individuals Over 65	13.5%	23,699

Roswell GA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 596)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	13.3%	583
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	26.4%	581
Percent of Households Making Between $15,000 and $24,999	5.0%	580
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	4.2%	575
Percent of People who Moved into their House between 1995 and 1998	1.3%	575

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Roswell GA	Canton, Michigan
Total Population	79,334	76,366
Average Age	35.2	33.4
Average Income	$71,726	$72,495
Median House Value	$207,700	$194,100
% White Population	81.5%	83.9%
% Black Population	8.5%	4.5%
% Asian Population	3.7%	8.7%
% Hispanic Population	10.6%	2.3%

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