2024 population: 15,967 ( 634 from 2020)
Land area: 6646.4 square miles
Population density: 2.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	5,252	32.89%	5.5%
Black:	172	1.08%	22.9%
Indian:	1,887	11.82%	2.9%
Asian:	305	1.91%	13.8%
2+ races:	320	2.00%	20.8%
Hispanic:	8,031	50.30%	3.7%

Total non-White:	10,715	67.11%	3.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	659	9.9
Deaths:	871	13.1
Net Migration:	-459	-6.9
Net Immigration:	45	0.7

Change in White population:	-303	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-331	-2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
16,601
5,555	33.46%
140	0.84%
1,944	11.71%
354	2.13%
265	1.60%
8,343	50.26%
11,046	66.54%

2010
17,866
6,711	37.56%
142	0.79%
1,890	10.58%
212	1.19%
197	1.10%
8,664	48.49%
11,155	62.44%

2000
18,078
6,796	37.59%
91	0.50%
1,855	10.26%
207	1.15%
256	1.42%
8,810	48.73%
11,282	62.41%

1990
14,764
5,837	39.54%
155	1.05%
1,371	9.29%
219	1.48%
n/a
7,182	48.65%
8,927	60.46%

1980
12,566
5,245	41.74%
73	0.58%
1,165	9.27%
198	1.58%
n/a
5,868	46.70%
7,321	58.26%

1970
9,763
3,514	35.99%
27	0.28%
280	2.87%
12	0.12%
n/a
5,858	60.00%
6,249	64.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,918	10.7
1,589	8.9
-1,969	-11.0
389	2.2

-1,156	-6.5
-109	-0.6

Number	Rate
2000's
2,315	12.8
1,312	7.3
-1,466	-8.1
546	3.0

-85	-0.5
-127	-0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
2,594	17.6
1,246	8.4
-9	-0.1
506	3.4

959	6.5
2,355	16.0

Number	Rate
1980's
2,520	20.1
980	7.8
587	4.7
n/a

592	4.7
1,606	12.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,350	13.8
n/a

1,731	17.7
1,072	11.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Socorro County, NM

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.6
3,580	22.4%
12,387	77.6%
3,296	20.6%

4,953
3.20

3,091	62.4%
2,225	72.0%
175	5.7%
1,862	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
4,270	23.9%
13,596	76.1%
2,533	14.2%

7,014
2.46

4,349	62.0%
3,025	69.6%
531	12.2%
2,665	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
5,096	28.2%
12,982	71.8%
1,999	11.1%

6,690
2.62

4,562	68.2%
3,243	71.1%
662	14.5%
2,128	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
4,479	30.3%
10,285	69.7%
1,547	10.5%

5,297
2.70

3,799	71.7%
2,986	78.6%
423	11.1%
1,498	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
4,291	34.1%
8,275	65.9%
1,114	8.9%

3,987
3.02

2,984	74.8%
2,592	86.9%
171	5.7%
1,003	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Socorro County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	345	7.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	638	12.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	266	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	432	8.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	287	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	307	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	178	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	147	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	203	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	342	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	379	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	572	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	267	5.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	224	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	196	4.0%
$200,000 or more	170	3.4%

Median Household Income	40,699
Per Capita Income	21,792

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	769	15.5%
Public Assistance	137	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	923	18.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,588	52.4%
Unemployed	103	2.1%
In Armed Forces	16	0.3%

Total Labor Force	2,707	54.8%
Not in Labor Force	2,235	45.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,279	1,227	51.0%
Non-Profit	225	164	57.8%
Self-Employed	359	127	73.9%

Local Government	115	271	29.8%
State Government	503	564	47.1%
Federal Government	128	135	48.7%

Total Private + Self	1,638	1,354	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	971	1,134	46.1%
Total	2,609	2,488	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	33.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	703	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	672	13.1%
Professional, Technical	1,639	32.0%
Service Occupations	1,026	20.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	105	2.1%
All others	1,079	21.1%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,317	25.7%
Health care and social assistance	582	11.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	499	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	393	7.7%
Other services	364	7.1%
Retail trade	351	6.9%
Public administration	310	6.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	241	4.7%
Construction	224	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	166	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	159	3.1%
Manufacturing	134	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	96	1.9%
Finance and insurance	82	1.6%
Wholesale trade	66	1.3%
Information	61	1.2%
Utilities	36	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,410	14.65%
Puerto Rican	67	0.41%
Cuban	6	0.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	35	0.21%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	35	0.21%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,760	35.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	191	1.16%
Chinese	104	0.63%
Korean	24	0.15%
Japanese	7	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,269	59.3%
Spanish	4,166	26.6%
Other	1,663	10.6%
Other Indo-European	154	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	126	0.8%
Chinese	104	0.7%
Vietnamese	53	0.3%
German, other Germanic	43	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	37	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,614	15.9%
German	1,153	7.0%
English	911	5.5%
Irish	567	3.4%
British	251	1.5%
Scottish	154	0.9%
Northern European	146	0.9%
European	113	0.7%
Finnish	92	0.6%
Italian	85	0.5%
French	73	0.4%
Norwegian	73	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	67	0.4%
Welsh	60	0.4%
Swedish	53	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,860	96.4%
Not a citizen	593	3.6%

Native	15,549	94.5%
Foreign-born	904	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
869	8.1%	764	7.1%	4,654	43.5%	2,617	24.5%	680	6.4%	1,113	10.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	869	8.1%
9-12 Years	764	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,654	43.5%
Some College	2,617	24.5%
Bach. Degree	680	6.4%
Grad Degree	1,113	10.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,648	6,145	503	7.6%	6.7%
1991	6,615	6,110	505	7.6%	7.2%
1992	6,828	6,241	587	8.6%	7.3%
1993	6,376	5,773	603	9.5%	7.3%
1994	6,399	5,866	533	8.3%	6.5%
1995	6,545	5,997	548	8.4%	6.7%
1996	6,492	5,961	531	8.2%	7.5%
1997	6,445	5,993	452	7.0%	6.4%
1998	6,478	6,058	420	6.5%	6.2%
1999	6,475	6,133	342	5.3%	5.6%

2000	7,911	7,506	405	5.1%	5.0%
2001	8,136	7,706	430	5.3%	5.0%
2002	8,466	8,042	424	5.0%	5.5%
2003	8,667	8,229	438	5.1%	5.9%
2004	8,817	8,390	427	4.8%	5.6%
2005	9,234	8,815	419	4.5%	5.2%
2006	9,149	8,810	339	3.7%	4.2%
2007	9,219	8,935	284	3.1%	3.6%
2008	9,407	9,085	322	3.4%	4.3%
2009	9,361	8,899	462	4.9%	7.1%

2010	6,822	6,314	508	7.4%	7.8%
2011	6,801	6,302	499	7.3%	7.2%
2012	6,826	6,360	466	6.8%	7.0%
2013	6,652	6,163	489	7.4%	6.9%
2014	6,511	6,038	473	7.3%	6.6%
2015	6,583	6,080	503	7.6%	6.6%
2016	6,733	6,233	500	7.4%	6.7%
2017	6,654	6,233	421	6.3%	6.1%
2018	6,487	6,145	342	5.3%	4.9%
2019	6,493	6,103	390	6.0%	5.0%

2020	6,248	5,805	443	7.1%	8.4%
2021	6,200	5,788	412	6.6%	7.1%
2022	6,149	5,885	264	4.3%	4.0%
2023	6,170	5,910	260	4.2%	3.8%
2024	6,148	5,856	292	4.7%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,621
Median Value	$132,700

Occupied	4,953	65.0%
Vacant	2,668	35.0%

Owned	3,712	74.9%
Rented	1,241	25.1%
Median Rent	$702

Single-Family Units	4,040	53.0%
Detached	4,002	52.5%
Attached	38	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	364	4.8%
Mobile Homes	2,834	37.2%

Socorro County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Socorro County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Socorro County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Socorro County, NM

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Socorro County, NM

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Socorro County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Socorro County, NM