CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Socorro

Texas · 22,995 residents · 22.0 sq mi

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With 22,995 people, Socorro is a city in Texas. The poverty rate is 41.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 22.8. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 41%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% 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

22,995

−15%vs 2000

vs 27,152 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.8

−14%vs 2000

vs 26.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(2,319)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.6%(2,661)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.1%(2,544)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912.4%(2,860)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(1,898)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(3,598)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(3,069)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(1,880)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.4%(1,239)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.4%(561)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(288)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,846

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,087 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,382

−40%vs 2000

vs $7,287 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.7%

+9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,500

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

20.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.7%(729)

Black0.1%(30)

Hispanic / Latino96.4%(26,183)

Asian0%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(18,084)

Black0.2%(37)

Hispanic / Latino95.5%(21,966)

Asian0%(0)

Other21.2%(4,874)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican91.3%(33,894)

South American0.4%(152)

Ecuadorian0.4%(139)

Central American0.4%(132)

Guatemalan0.3%(93)

Puerto Rican0.2%(90)

Panamanian0.1%(39)

Spaniard0.1%(27)

Peruvian0%(13)

Cuban0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(110)

Vietnamese0.3%(103)

Filipino0.1%(34)

Chinese0%(10)

Ancestry

English0.8%(285)

American0.7%(268)

German0.3%(106)

Irish0.2%(87)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(35)

Polish0.1%(31)

Italian0%(17)

Lithuanian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest South American population · Largest Ecuadorian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

34.3%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married36.3%(4,860)

Married56.2%(7,539)

Widowed2.5%(339)

Divorced5%(665)

Women 15+

Never married32.8%(4,941)

Married47.3%(7,126)

Widowed9.3%(1,397)

Divorced10.6%(1,589)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

32.8%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 38.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)52.4%(443)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(192)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.6%(174)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.7%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 846 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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