Socorro County, New Mexico

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Socorro County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (100th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,200	2,120,246	334,922,499	2084th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$36,570	$64,059	$80,734	3111th of 3,221
Median Age	40.3	39.4	38.9	2034th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.0%	31.0%	35.7%	2187th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$137,500	$248,100	$332,700	2419th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$691	$1,067	$1,413	2775th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	33.2%	17.8%	12.5%	100th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	6.0%	5.2%	3088th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.4	17.5	n/a	3029th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	9.4%	14.1%	1163rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2487th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	70.0%	65.2%	1514th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.2	23.5	26.4	2999th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.0%	12.2%	15.1%	215th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1193rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.4%	40.9%	46.9%	3080th of 3,222
Broadband Access	54.4%	n/a	n/a	3126th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.8%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50.3%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.6	62.7	61.4

Age in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	40.3	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.7%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	5,269	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	54.0%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.7%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.0%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	43.4%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,858	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	38.0%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	6.9%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	33.2%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.7%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.8%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	7,693	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.5%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.4%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	31.5%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.8%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$838	$1,731	n/a

Education in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.5%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.9%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.7%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	62.5%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.2%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Socorro County, New Mexico

Statistic	Socorro County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.9%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	66.6%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	21.7%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	30.5%	25.3%	16.7%

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