COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carrizozo vs Socorro
PLACE A
Carrizozo, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Socorro, Texas
Carrizozo is 98% smaller than Socorro. Socorro earns more, with a median household income $27,400 higher. Socorro has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
CARRIZOZOSOCORRODIFFERENCE
Total population95938,787−98% vs Socorro
Population density1151,759−1,645
Population growth-2.4%7.2%−9.6 pts
Median age50.232.4+17.8
Male55.4%48.1%+7.3 pts
Female44.6%51.9%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born4.8%32.3%−27.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic19.1%2.1%+16.9 pts
Black1.1%1.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino71.5%95.2%−23.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other8.3%0.6%+7.7 pts
Median household income$27,344$54,744−$27,400
Per capita income$29,941$21,099+$8,842
Poverty rate24.9%20.7%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.418+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%12.8%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree3.0%3.7%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation47.2%63.1%−15.9 pts
Median home value$84,700$144,500−$59,800
Median gross rent$611$1,032−$421
Owner-occupied89.5%81.8%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.6%5.4%+21.2 pts
Rent-burdened households9.8%46.0%−36.3 pts
Average commute18.526.8−8.3
Worked from home5.2%6.9%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.6%32.8%−26.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025