Magdalena vs Socorro

A side-by-side comparison of Magdalena and Socorro: population, income, housing, and more.

Magdalena and Socorro are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Socorro has the higher population (8,540 vs 764 in Magdalena). Socorro has the higher median home value ($162,400 vs $112,900 in Magdalena). Since 2019, Magdalena's population has grown faster (+17.0% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Magdalena	Socorro
Population	764	8,540
Median age	62.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,343
Median home value	$112,900	$162,400
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	569	3,679
Homeownership rate	94.1%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magdalena	Socorro
Population	653 → 764 (+17.0%)	8,460 → 8,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$39,643 → $28,848 (-27.2%)	$41,271 → $51,343 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $112,900 (+15.2%)	$135,600 → $162,400 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)

Magdalena

Population

653764

Median household income

$39,643$28,848

Median home value

$98,000$112,900

Socorro

Population

8,4608,540

Median household income

$41,271$51,343

Median home value

$135,600$162,400

Median gross rent

$636$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magdalena	Socorro
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	0.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	21.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	30.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	27.6%	11.4%
75 and over	13.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magdalena	Socorro
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	34.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	51.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magdalena	Socorro
No high school diploma	3.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	24.7%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	57.6%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magdalena	Socorro
Drove alone	56.1%	70.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	33.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magdalena	Socorro
1-unit, detached	67.8%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Magdalena	Socorro
Poverty rate	23.8%	24.9%
Average household size	1.97	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	11
Median year structure built	1938	1979