Socorro

Population: 36,237
Median household income: $52,100
Median home value: $131,200

Located in El Paso County, Texas, Socorro is a community with a population of 36,237. The median household income of $52,100 is below the El Paso County median ($58,859).

From 2019 to 2023, Socorro's population grew 7.3% from 33,778 to 36,237, while its median home value rose 40.8% from $93,200 to $131,200.

The median resident is 34.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,237
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,100
Median home value: $131,200
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 12,008
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,77836,237

Median household income

$38,111$52,100

Median home value

$93,200$131,200

Median gross rent

$726$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,778	$38,111	$93,200	$726
2020	34,329	$40,065	$99,100	$725
2021	34,687	$42,042	$101,900	$779
2022	35,429	$47,649	$115,500	$956
2023	36,237	$52,100	$131,200	$1,036

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,850	7.9%
5 to 17	7,214	19.9%
18 to 24	4,129	11.4%
25 to 34	4,218	11.6%
35 to 44	5,080	14.0%
45 to 54	4,532	12.5%
55 to 64	3,814	10.5%
65 to 74	2,771	7.6%
75 and over	1,629	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	710	2.0%
Black or African American	21	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	197	0.5%
Asian	117	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.1%
Two or more races	48	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,107	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.1%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,638	30.1%
High school graduate	7,160	32.5%
Some college or associate's	5,974	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,688	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	584	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,749	77.1%
Carpooled	2,420	15.9%
Public transit	137	0.9%
Walked	21	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	837	5.5%
Other means	67	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,382	16.5%
15 to 29 min	6,924	48.1%
30 to 44 min	3,675	25.5%
45 to 59 min	789	5.5%
60+ min	624	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 20.1% (7,267 of 36,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,069	79.8%
Nonfamily households	2,299	20.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,368	94.7%
Vacant	640	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,989	79.1%
Renter-occupied	2,379	20.9%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,737	72.8%
1-unit, attached	629	5.2%
2 to 4 units	555	4.6%
5 to 19 units	79	0.7%
20 or more units	231	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1,777	14.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4868636
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 31.6385, -106.2574