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Santa Rosa is a town, and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico. The population was 2,744 at the 2000 census. It is a small town between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, situated on the Pecos River at the intersection of I-40, Route 84 and Route 54. The town is in the llano estacado or "staked plains" of northern New Mexico. The first European settlement in the area was Aqua Negra Chiquita, "Little Black Water" in Spanish, in 1865. The name was changed in 1890 to Santa Rosa, Spanish for "Holy Rose", referring to a chapel that Don Celso Baca, the founder of the town, built and named after either his mother Rosa or Saint Rose of Lima. The "Rosa" may also refer to the roses in the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and is indicative of the Catholicism of the Spanish colonizers who settled in the area. Santa Rosa was connected by railroad to Chicago, El Paso, and the world at large in the early 1900's. Santa Rosa's stretch of Route 66 is part of film history. When John Steinbeck's epic...more

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Among the most common occupations in Santa Rosa are Service occupations, 33%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. and Sales and office occupations, 20%. Approximately 63 percent of workers in Santa Rosa, New Mexico work for companies, 25 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Santa Rosa, New Mexico are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 28%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Santa Rosa job listings indicate that the following industries in Santa Rosa are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Santa Rosa, New Mexico is $18,289, and the median income of households in Santa Rosa was $25,085.

Santa Rosa has an unemployment rate of 6.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Santa Rosa Trends data, the number of Santa Rosa, New Mexico jobs has increased by 71% since March 2008.

Population of Santa Rosa Total population 2,744 Male 57.47% Female 42.53% Median age 36.3     Santa Rosa Housing Owner-occupied homes 67.4% Median cost of a home $65,800 Median mortgage payment $430 Renter-occupied homes 32.6% Vacant housing 12.3% Median monthly rent $334     Average Income Median for all male full-time $20,161 Median for all female full-time $16,417     Household Income Less than $10,000 23% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 20% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 12% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 0% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 11% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 43% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 2% Bachelor's degree 4% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 50% Separated 2% Widowed 7% Divorced 11%     Race White 60% Black or African American 2% Asian 1% Other 37%     Santa Rosa Commute Carpool 11.9% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 12 minutes

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