Roosevelt County, New Mexico
8 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 18,928
- Median household income
- $52,685
- ±5,040
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 484 of 8,914 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.6%
- 6,515 of 7,441 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Roosevelt | 19,019 (2021) | 109 W 1st St, Portales | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Portales | 12,042 (2021) | 100 W 1st St, Portales | Website |
| Town of Elida | 158 (2021) | Po Box 208, Elida | — |
| Village of Causey | 68 (2021) | Po Box 79, Causey | — |
| Village of Dora | 116 (2021) | Po Box 308, Dora | — |
| Village of Floyd | 85 (2021) | Po Box 69, Floyd | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 160, Elida | — |
| Roosevelt Natural Resource Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 050 Nm Highway 467, Portales | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
DORA
School district2 schools
100 SCHOOL ST, Dora, NM, 88115
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ELIDA
School district2 schools
103 N CHURCH STREET, Elida, NM, 88116
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FLOYD
School district3 schools
1564 NM 267, Floyd, NM, 88118
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PORTALES
School district6 schools
501 SOUTH ABILENE, Portales, NM, 88130
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lake Arthur Farmers' Market (Lake Arthur) · Roswell Farmers Market (Roswell)
Fort Sumner Farmers' Market ()
Hobbs Farmers' Market (Hobbs) · Lovington Downtown Farmers' Market (Lovington)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.