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Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2008 the population is estimated to be 101,851. It is the seventh largest city in Georgia. A branch of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, a component of the National Park System, is located in Roswell at Vickery Creek.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,334 people, 30,207 households, and 20,933 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,086.5 people per square mile (805.7/km²). There were 31,300 housing units at an average density of 823.2/sq mi (317.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.51% White, 8.54% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.08% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.61% of the population.

There were 30,207 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $73,469, and the median income for a family was $103,698. The average income for households was $106,219 and the average income for families was $123,481. Males had a median income of $72,754 versus $45,979 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,106. About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.

Household Income (2005)

Income	Percent
under $14,999	3.9%
$15,000 - $34,999	17.8%
$35,000 - $74,999	32.2%
$75,000 - $99,999	11.8%
$100,000 - $149,999	14.3%
$150,000 - $199,999	8.6%
$200.000 +	11.4%

Household Income (2005)

Median	$84,595
Per Capita	$37,667
Mean	$99,961
Average Family Size	3.53
Average Household Size	2.91

Roswell Median Housing Value

Year	Value
1990	$143,497
2000	$207,700
2005	$299,000

2000 Population by Age

Age	Percent
Under 5	6.8%
5 - 9	7.9%
10 - 19	12.7%
20 - 29	9.8%
30 - 39	19.4%
40 - 49	17.2%
50 -59	13.9%
60 - 69	5.5%
70 and over	4.4%
Not Known	2.4%
Median Age	37.2

Population by Gender (2006)

Gender	Percent
Male	49.2%
Female	50.8%

Education

Level	Percent
Less than High School	16.1%
High School Graduate	21.1%
Associate's Degree	43.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.9%

Race & Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Percent
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	0.9%
Asian	4.4%
Black	12.4%
White	73.9%
Other	6.3%
Hispanic	14.8%

CNN named Roswell a contender for its list of the Top 100 Places to Live in the US in 2005.

Named One of the Top Three Cities in the Nation to Raise Your Family. Roswell was listed third in the book, Best Places to Raise Your Family, released by Frommer's.

On October 30, 2006, the City of Roswell was named the 18th Safest City in the United States by City Crime Rankings, an annual reference book of crime statistics and rankings published by Morgan Quitno Press. Roswell was selected from 371 cities in the Overall Safest 25 category.