Socorro County, New Mexico

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,308
Median household income: $47,556
Median home value: $143,200

Socorro County, New Mexico counts 16,308 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $47,556, its median household income sits below New Mexico's $62,125.

Between 2019 and 2023, Socorro County's population declined 3.3% from 16,858 to 16,308, while its median household income rose 13.0% from $42,083 to $47,556.

65.6% of workers drive to work alone. 51.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,308
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,556
Median home value: $143,200
Median gross rent: $653
Housing units: 7,642
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,85816,308

Median household income

$42,083$47,556

Median home value

$124,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$715$653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,858	$42,083	$124,100	$715
2020	16,723	$40,297	$117,900	$695
2021	16,605	$38,242	$112,500	$688
2022	16,453	$40,699	$132,700	$702
2023	16,308	$47,556	$143,200	$653

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	790	4.8%
5 to 17	2,740	16.8%
18 to 24	2,192	13.4%
25 to 34	1,531	9.4%
35 to 44	1,784	10.9%
45 to 54	1,845	11.3%
55 to 64	2,138	13.1%
65 to 74	1,955	12.0%
75 and over	1,333	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,372	32.9%
Black or African American	37	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,967	12.1%
Asian	301	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.2%
Two or more races	396	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,196	50.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,620	15.3%
High school graduate	4,113	38.9%
Some college or associate's	2,630	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,153	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,070	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,628	65.6%
Carpooled	352	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	497	9.0%
Bicycle	91	1.6%
Worked from home	883	16.0%
Other means	79	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,142	67.6%
15 to 29 min	817	17.6%
30 to 44 min	375	8.1%
45 to 59 min	131	2.8%
60+ min	182	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 29.0% (4,502 of 15,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,057	58.5%
Nonfamily households	2,165	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,222	68.3%
Vacant	2,420	31.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,839	73.5%
Renter-occupied	1,383	26.5%

1-unit, detached51.2%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other38.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,912	51.2%
1-unit, attached	35	0.5%
2 to 4 units	338	4.4%
5 to 19 units	288	3.8%
20 or more units	168	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2,901	38.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 35053
State: New Mexico
Land area: 6,646 sq mi
Water area: 1.87 sq mi
Center point: 33.9917, -106.9391