El Paso vs Socorro

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

El Paso and Socorro are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

El Paso has the higher population (678,147 vs 36,237 in Socorro). El Paso has the higher median household income ($58,734 vs $52,100 in Socorro). El Paso has the higher median home value ($171,700 vs $131,200 in Socorro).

Population, income & housing

	El Paso	Socorro
Population	678,147	36,237
Median age	34.1 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,734	$52,100
Median home value	$171,700	$131,200
Median gross rent	$1,041	$1,036
Housing units	262,899	12,008
Homeownership rate	60.2%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Paso	Socorro
Population	679,813 → 678,147 (-0.2%)	33,778 → 36,237 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$47,568 → $58,734 (+23.5%)	$38,111 → $52,100 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $171,700 (+34.8%)	$93,200 → $131,200 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,041 (+24.4%)	$726 → $1,036 (+42.7%)

El Paso

Population

679,813678,147

Median household income

$47,568$58,734

Median home value

$127,400$171,700

Median gross rent

$837$1,041

Socorro

Population

33,77836,237

Median household income

$38,111$52,100

Median home value

$93,200$131,200

Median gross rent

$726$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Paso	Socorro
Under 5	6.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.6%
75 and over	5.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Paso	Socorro
White (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	2.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	81.3%	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Paso	Socorro
No high school diploma	18.1%	30.1%
High school graduate	24.4%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Paso	Socorro
Drove alone	76.5%	77.1%
Carpooled	11.1%	15.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	5.5%
Other means	2.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Paso	Socorro
1-unit, detached	67.5%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	6.9%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	El Paso	Socorro
Poverty rate	18.4%	20.1%
Average household size	2.77	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1983	2000