Socorro County, NM Demographic Data
Socorro County, NM Summary
Socorro County is located in New Mexico
- Population: 17,843
- Area: 6,648.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6,646.68 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2.68 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,116.80 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Socorro County, NM Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,468
49%
50.8
Male
8,856
51%
49.2
Total Population
17,324
323,128,000
Socorro County, NM Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
899
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,625
9.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,175
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,431
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,497
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,768
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,715
9.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,931
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,111
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,284
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,728
10.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
736
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
424
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,801
73.9%
77.2
Female
6,149
48.0%
51.3
Male
6,652
52.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,753
67.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,734
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,888
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,442
49.9%
55.8
Male
1,446
50.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Socorro County, NM Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,750
96.7%
96.8
White
13,553
78.2%
72.6
Black or African American
31
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,134
12.3%
0.8
Asian
191
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
4
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
110
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
55
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
22
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
841
4.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
574
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,562
49.4%
17.8
Mexican
2,854
16.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,699
32.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,762
50.6%
82.2
Socorro County, NM Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
834
7.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,336
12.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,521
32.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,375
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
537
5.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,300
12.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
794
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,170
20.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,527
79.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,094
19.6%
31.2
Socorro County, NM Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,222
45.7%
33.7%
Now Married
3,981
29.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,063
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
142
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,217
8.9
5.8%
Socorro County, NM Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,796
59.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,629
40.4%
21.6%
Spanish
4,781
29.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
208
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
127
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,513
9.2%
1.1%
Socorro County, NM Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
602
12.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
415
8.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
683
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
728
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
752
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
645
13.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
497
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
271
5.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
126
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
67
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
34,542
57,617
Per capita income
17,277
31,128
Socorro County, NM Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
318
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
618
10.8%
9.8
Construction
267
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,478
43.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
248
4.3%
6.6
Information
47
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
211
3.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
87
1.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
446
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
324
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
459
8.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
189
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
52
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
656
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,015
35.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
725
12.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
991
17.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,357
23.6%
18.1%
Socorro County, NM Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,667
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,351
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
456
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
18
0.3%
5.1
Walked
346
6.1%
2.7
Other means
339
6.0%
1.8
Worked at home
157
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Socorro County, NM Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
403
8.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,789
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,370
28.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,224
25.6%
21.0
Socorro County, NM Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,786
59.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,428
71.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,358
28.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,218
40.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
23
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Socorro County, NM Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,004
1 room
41
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
179
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
907
11.3%
9.1
4 rooms
2,458
30.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,095
26.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,197
15.0%
17.8
7 rooms
609
7.6%
12.0
8 rooms
225
2.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
293
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Socorro County, NM Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,004
1-unit, detached
4,526
56.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
116
1.4%
5.9
2-units
205
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
113
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
47
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
118
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
171
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,686
33.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
22
0.3%
0.1
Socorro County, NM Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
869
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
227
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
600
7.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,133
14.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,485
18.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,614
20.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,379
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
603
7.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
46
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
48
0.6%
1.4%
Socorro County, NM Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,088
43.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,217
25.4%
4.7
Electricity
525
11.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
891
18.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
65
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Socorro County, NM Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,169
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
2.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
26
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
70
6.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
111
9.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
422
36.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
517
44.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
508
43.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
138
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
158
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
83
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
282
24.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Socorro County, NM Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,143
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
105
9.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
339
29.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
699
61.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
215
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
607
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
175
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
132
11.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
76
6.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
220
19.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
107
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
397
35.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
251
0.0%
0.0%
Socorro County, NM Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,428
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
619
18.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
882
25.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
578
16.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
587
17.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
490
14.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
158
4.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
78
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
120,200
205,000
