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Population
91,505
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$567,100
Owner-occupied units
Roswell, GA
Georgia · 34.039° N, 84.351° W · 41 sq mi
Roswell is a city in Georgia, with a population of 91,505 and about 2,246 residents per square mile. The median household earns $128,654 a year, and the median home is worth $567,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
41 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,246
People per square mile
Rank by population
#403
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#319
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$128,654
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,810
Per month
Homeownership
71.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.9 min
One way
People
Median age
40.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
66%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
18.2%
Households
35,540
2.59 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 21.8%
Education & health care 16.3%
Finance, insurance & real estate 10.4%
Retail trade 9.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Georgia
Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Georgia · private sector
Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Georgia
Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Georgia
State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State
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Cities near Roswell
- Alpharetta, GA5 mi · 66,921
- Dunwoody, GA7 mi · 51,792
- Sandy Springs, GA8 mi · 105,013
- Johns Creek, GA8 mi · 80,401
- Marietta, GA12 mi · 63,574
- Brookhaven, GA12 mi · 59,643
- Smyrna, GA15 mi · 57,513
- Atlanta, GA20 mi · 529,110
Cities about the same size
- Trenton, NJ91,506
- Champaign, IL91,195
- Erie, PA91,838
- Leander, TX91,132
- Clifton, NJ91,127
- Folsom, CA91,983
- Bryan, TX91,996
- Frederick, MD92,059
More in Georgia
- Columbus202,171
- Augusta-Richmond County201,999
- Macon-Bibb County157,556
- Savannah149,440
- Athens-Clarke County128,612
- South Fulton112,820
- Warner Robins87,761
- Mableton78,820