San Elizario vs Socorro

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

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

Socorro has the higher population (36,237 vs 10,123 in San Elizario). Socorro has the higher median household income ($52,100 vs $47,946 in San Elizario). Socorro has the higher median home value ($131,200 vs $106,500 in San Elizario).

Population, income & housing

	San Elizario	Socorro
Population	10,123	36,237
Median age	29.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,946	$52,100
Median home value	$106,500	$131,200
Median gross rent	$874	$1,036
Housing units	3,257	12,008
Homeownership rate	68.1%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Elizario	Socorro
Population	9,126 → 10,123 (+10.9%)	33,778 → 36,237 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$36,213 → $47,946 (+32.4%)	$38,111 → $52,100 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$80,500 → $106,500 (+32.3%)	$93,200 → $131,200 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$762 → $874 (+14.7%)	$726 → $1,036 (+42.7%)

San Elizario

Population

9,12610,123

Median household income

$36,213$47,946

Median home value

$80,500$106,500

Median gross rent

$762$874

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)

	San Elizario	Socorro
Under 5	7.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	24.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	11.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.6%
75 and over	4.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Elizario	Socorro
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	2.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	97.8%	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Elizario	Socorro
No high school diploma	38.9%	30.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Elizario	Socorro
Drove alone	75.4%	77.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	5.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Elizario	Socorro
1-unit, detached	49.3%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	23.2%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	San Elizario	Socorro
Poverty rate	26.2%	20.1%
Average household size	3.49	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	2003	2000