Demographics of Socorro city, New Mexico

Socorro city, New Mexico had 8,261 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −413 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Socorro city, in four figures

8,261
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,481 ±14.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −413 people.; 29.6 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,375 ±$15,661
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Socorro city, New Mexico's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Socorro city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Socorro city, New Mexico's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Socorro city, 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	8,674	100.0	100.0
2021	8,543	98.5	100.2
2022	8,439	97.3	100.7
2023	8,359	96.4	101.6
2024	8,317	95.9	102.5
2025	8,261	95.2	103.1

Population of Socorro city, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,674	—
2021	8,543	−131
2022	8,439	−104
2023	8,359	−80
2024	8,317	−42
2025	8,261	−56

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.6 ±3.6: for men 26.9 ±5.1 and for women 34.2 ±11.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Socorro city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	39 to 279	0.5% to 3.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	800 to 2,602	9.4% to 30.7%	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,886 ±518	22.2% ±6.1	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,783 ±398	21.0% ±4.7	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,446 ±373	17.0% ±4.4	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,506 ±257	17.8% ±3.0	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,375 ±$15,661, and income per person $21,933 ±$2,959, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	871 ±251	38.1% ±9.8	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	406 ±135	17.7% ±5.4	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	378 ±129	16.5% ±5.2	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	95 to 387	4.3% to 16.8%	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	193 ±80	8.4% ±3.3	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	134 ±57	5.9% ±2.4	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14 to 118	0.6% to 5.1%	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	2,563 ±776	32.6% ±9.9	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	317 to 1,515	49.7% ±22.1	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,320 ±412	30.9% ±8.5	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	327 ±118	18.7% ±6.1	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Socorro city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Socorro city	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	3,145 ±235	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.8% ±7.6	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.2% ±6.1	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.3% ±7.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.7% ±9.4	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,900 ±$26,820	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$711 ±$214	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,079 ±403	48.1% ±4.8	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,338 ±377	27.6% ±4.4	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 111	0% to 1.3%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	269 ±83	3.2% ±1.0	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	504 to 1,888	5.9% to 22.3%	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13 to 1,045	0.2% to 12.3%	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	5,162 ±822	60.9% ±9.7	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,698 ±798	31.8% ±9.4	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 302	0% to 3.6%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	500 ±136	5.9% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	86 to 270	1.0% to 3.2%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	322 ±97	3.8% ±1.1	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 city among the places of New Mexico

29th of 46 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Places of New Mexico near Socorro city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Silver City town	9,536 ±32
Bernalillo town	9,086 ±57
Grants city	8,951 ±23
Anthony city	8,767 ±41
Corrales village	8,555 ±25
Socorro city	8,481 ±14
Ruidoso village	7,699 ±30
Shiprock CDP	7,610 ±645
Belen city	7,450 ±47
Bloomfield city	7,395 ±67
Taos town	6,458 ±51

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in New Mexico by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 15 Places in New Mexico by median rent
No. 18 Places in New Mexico by median household income
No. 19 Places in New Mexico by foreign-born share
No. 19 Places in New Mexico by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026