COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lemitar vs Socorro
PLACE A
Lemitar, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Socorro, Texas
Lemitar is 99% smaller than Socorro. Lemitar earns more, with a median household income $39,158 higher.
LEMITARSOCORRODIFFERENCE
Total population31638,787−99% vs Socorro
Population density2301,759−1,529
Population growth4.8%7.2%−2.3 pts
Median age59.932.4+27.5
Male54.1%48.1%+6.0 pts
Female45.9%51.9%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%32.3%−32.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.9%2.1%+80.8 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.1%95.2%−78.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Median household income$93,902$54,744+$39,158
Per capita income$50,116$21,099+$29,017
Poverty rate10.8%20.7%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%12.8%+9.7 pts
Graduate degree13.0%3.7%+9.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation40.2%63.1%−22.9 pts
Median home value$128,300$144,500−$16,200
Median gross rent–$1,032–
Owner-occupied100.0%81.8%+18.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%5.4%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.0%−46.0 pts
Average commute21.826.8−5.0
Worked from home0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured10.8%32.8%−22.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024