CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Socorro

New Mexico · 8,159 residents · 14.5 sq mi

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With 8,159 people, Socorro is a city in New Mexico. The poverty rate is 29.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. This skews young, with a median age of 29.8. The typical home is worth $61,800. The median household earns $20,728, about 31% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,159

−8%vs 2000

vs 8,877 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 31.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(644)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(703)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(597)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(734)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.3%(758)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,351)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,110)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(743)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(618)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(320)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(72)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,728

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,530 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,255

−23%vs 2000

vs $13,250 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,800

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 60.5% in 2000

39.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic38.5%(3,419)

Black0.6%(51)

Hispanic / Latino54.5%(4,838)

Asian2.2%(194)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.1%(6,618)

Black1.5%(121)

Hispanic / Latino53.8%(4,391)

Asian2.5%(200)

Other15%(1,220)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican24.6%(2,090)

Spaniard1.6%(137)

Puerto Rican0.4%(31)

South American0.3%(26)

Colombian0.3%(26)

Central American0.3%(22)

Guatemalan0.3%(22)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.5%(216)

Korean0.6%(47)

Taiwanese0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German8.1%(691)

American7%(590)

English5.7%(485)

British3.2%(271)

Irish3.2%(268)

Italian2.1%(181)

Norwegian0.8%(64)

Scottish0.7%(63)

Danish0.5%(40)

Welsh0.5%(39)

Swedish0.4%(38)

Dutch0.4%(36)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Iranian0.4%(36)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(35)

Canadian0.4%(33)

Subsaharan African0.4%(33)

Russian0.3%(26)

Czech0.2%(21)

Finnish0.2%(20)

Croatian0.2%(16)

Polish0.2%(15)

Arab0.2%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(11)

French0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(6)

Lebanese0%(3)

Hungarian0%(3)

Moroccan0%(2)

Brazilian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest British population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 12.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married69.9%(2,716)

Married20.6%(802)

Widowed1%(39)

Divorced8.5%(330)

Women 15+

Never married46.5%(1,415)

Married24%(730)

Widowed9%(274)

Divorced20.6%(626)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.0%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.1%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.4%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.6%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.2%(55)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.4%(153)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 361 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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