Median Household Income
$36,570
Median Home Value
$137,500
Median Gross Rent
$691/mo
Poverty Rate
33.2%
Unemployment Rate
1.2%
Homeownership Rate
75.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.0%
Median Age
40.3
Population Over Time
Socorro County shrank 8.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
17,608
2016
17,324
2018
17,000
2020
16,723
2022
16,453
2024
16,200
Business & Industry
Socorro County has 221 business establishments employing 2,772 people.
Accommodation and food services
40
Health care and social assistance
34
Other services (except public administration)
20
Professional, scientific, and technical services
19
Construction
16
Finance and insurance
13
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
5
Information
5
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.