Demographics of Socorro County, New Mexico

Socorro County, New Mexico had 15,838 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −713 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Socorro County, in four figures

15,838
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −713 people.; 40.3 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,570 ±$11,077
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Socorro County, New Mexico's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Socorro County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Socorro County, New Mexico's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Socorro County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,551	100.0	100.0
2021	16,300	98.5	100.2
2022	16,127	97.4	100.7
2023	15,988	96.6	101.6
2024	15,930	96.2	102.5
2025	15,838	95.7	103.1

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Population of Socorro County, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,551	−46	−20	0	−25
2021	16,300	−251	−66	+2	−190
2022	16,127	−173	−52	+2	−114
2023	15,988	−139	−57	+10	−92
2024	15,930	−58	−71	+55	−40
2025	15,838	−92	−73	+46	−65

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±3.2: for men 37.3 ±6.5 and for women 45.5 ±10.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Socorro County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	780 ±122	4.8% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,103 ±943	19.2% ±5.8	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,218 ±537	13.7% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,728 ±525	16.8% ±3.2	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,961 ±650	24.5% ±4.0	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,410 ±528	21.0% ±3.3	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,570 ±$11,077, and income per person $26,858 ±$7,139, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Socorro County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	2,001 ±430	38.0% ±7.9	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,097 ±313	20.8% ±5.8	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	747 ±201	14.2% ±3.7	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	694 ±265	13.2% ±5.0	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	364 ±158	6.9% ±3.0	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	95 to 283	1.8% to 5.4%	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	81 to 273	1.5% to 5.2%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Socorro County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	5,101 ±1,111	33.2% ±7.2	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,730 ±695	46.6% ±13.7	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,163 ±548	30.2% ±6.8	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,208 ±414	26.9% ±8.5	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Socorro County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Socorro County	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	7,693 ±19	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.5% ±3.7	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.5% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.1% ±5.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.9% ±5.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,500 ±$30,619	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$691 ±$171	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Socorro County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,155 ±0	50.3% ±<0.1	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,316 ±48	32.8% ±0.3	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4 to 124	< 0.1% to 0.8%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	294 ±79	1.8% ±0.5	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,717 ±525	10.6% ±3.2	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	113 to 1,163	0.7% to 7.2%	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Socorro County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	11,154 ±869	68.9% ±5.4	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,208 ±830	26.0% ±5.1	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 336	0% to 2.1%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	684 ±157	4.2% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	287 ±112	1.8% ±0.7	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	397 ±120	2.5% ±0.7	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Socorro County among the counties of New Mexico

23rd of 33 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Counties of New Mexico near Socorro County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Luna County	25,407	−0.2%
Lincoln County	19,844	−2.3%
Los Alamos County	19,407	> −0.1%
Roosevelt County	18,615	−2.8%
Torrance County	16,100	+6.9%
Socorro County	15,838	−4.3%
Colfax County	12,184	−1.4%
Sierra County	11,395	−1.4%
Quay County	8,454	−3.0%
Guadalupe County	4,343	−2.2%
Mora County	4,051	−3.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026