Polvadera vs Socorro

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

Polvadera 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 730 in Polvadera). Polvadera has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $162,400 in Socorro). Since 2019, Polvadera's population has grown faster (+479.4% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Polvadera	Socorro
Population	730	8,540
Median age	7.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,343
Median home value	$180,000	$162,400
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	156	3,679
Homeownership rate	99.3%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polvadera	Socorro
Population	126 → 730 (+479.4%)	8,460 → 8,540 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$21,786 → $24,449 (+12.2%)	$41,271 → $51,343 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$161,200 → $180,000 (+11.7%)	$135,600 → $162,400 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$636 → $675 (+6.1%)

Polvadera

Population

126730

Median household income

$21,786$24,449

Median home value

$161,200$180,000

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)

	Polvadera	Socorro
Under 5	28.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	28.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	21.5%
25 to 34	0.1%	10.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	19.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.4%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polvadera	Socorro
White (non-Hispanic)	31.5%	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	68.5%	51.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polvadera	Socorro
No high school diploma	11.4%	14.4%
High school graduate	78.5%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	0.3%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polvadera	Socorro
Drove alone	29.8%	70.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	58.1%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polvadera	Socorro
1-unit, detached	16.7%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	83.3%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Polvadera	Socorro
Poverty rate	86.2%	24.9%
Average household size	5.45	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	—	11
Median year structure built	1985	1979