What is the population of Socorro County, New Mexico?

The population of Socorro County, New Mexico is 16,138, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Socorro County, New Mexico?

The median household income in Socorro County, New Mexico is $48,910, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Socorro County, New Mexico is $94,997, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Socorro County, New Mexico is 2.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Socorro County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Population	16,138	2,109,122	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2.4	17.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.86%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	38.3	37.7	37.1
Households	5,222	824,565	128,459,983

Year	Socorro County

Group	Share

Socorro County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Socorro County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$48,910	$62,378	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.49%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Socorro County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$94,997	$197,886	$242,182
Median rent	$653	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	73.5%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Socorro County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	10.8	18.7	22.5
Work from home	16.0%	11.0%	13.4%

Socorro County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Socorro County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	26.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.99	2.52	2.54

Socorro County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Socorro County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.3	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.3%	17.9%	16.3%
Smokers	22.7%	18.0%	19.0%