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Socorro County, NM

Demographic and economic profile of Socorro County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Socorro County is a small, rural New Mexico county of 16,308 residents with an economy marked by low median household income of $36,570 and a 29.0% poverty rate, alongside a labor force participation rate of just 44.3%. The available workforce skews modestly educated, with 21.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though unemployment is low at 2.4% and worker costs are contained, with median worker earnings of $28,710. The county has shed 4.1% of its population over five years, while housing remains inexpensive at a $143,200 median home value and $653 median monthly rent.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,308

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$36,570

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

Socorro County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,842 (42.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,319 (32.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,722 (10.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,168 (7.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races791 (4.9%)
  • Asian Alone294 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,578
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic304
  3. 3.Other Indo-European201
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)110
  5. 5.Korean44

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

865

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,064

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$25,898

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,602
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)783
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services676
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining433
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)339

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,664
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations742
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations637
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations581
  5. 5.Service Occupations410

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.81×)162
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.56×)415
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.53×)2,014
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.33×)352
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.16×)805

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$653/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999502 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999451 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999449 (11.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999379 (9.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999291 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999253 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,710

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,109 (62.5%)
  • Worked At Home898 (18.0%)
  • Walked475 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled390 (7.8%)
  • Other75 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle21 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.