Demographics of Socorro city, Texas

Socorro city, Texas had 38,787 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,160 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

38,787
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 37,123 ±42.; +12.0%
Change since July 2020: +4,160 people.; 32.4 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,744 ±$5,159
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, Texas's population grew 12.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Socorro city, Texas'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, Texas's population grew 12.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Socorro city, Texas'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	34,627	100.0	100.0
2021	36,148	104.4	100.2
2022	37,741	109.0	100.7
2023	38,292	110.6	101.6
2024	38,742	111.9	102.5
2025	38,787	112.0	103.1

Population of Socorro city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,627	—
2021	36,148	+1,521
2022	37,741	+1,593
2023	38,292	+551
2024	38,742	+450
2025	38,787	+45

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.4 ±2.2: for men 31.7 ±2.3 and for women 33.9 ±3.7. 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	Texas	United States
Under 5	3,299 ±640	8.9% ±1.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,462 ±887	20.1% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,159 ±612	11.2% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,482 ±987	25.5% ±2.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,274 ±795	22.3% ±2.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,447 ±547	12.0% ±1.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,744 ±$5,159, and income per person $21,099 ±$1,479, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas 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	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,647 ±491	23.2% ±4.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,385 ±449	20.9% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,352 ±451	20.6% ±3.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,584 ±376	13.9% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,736 ±406	15.2% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	417 ±149	3.7% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	105 to 445	0.9% to 3.9%	12.5% ±0.1	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	Texas	United States
All ages	7,647 ±1,322	20.7% ±3.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,239 ±695	20.9% ±6.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,833 ±873	19.0% ±4.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,575 ±359	26.0% ±5.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Socorro city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Socorro city	Texas	United States
Housing units	12,052 ±470	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±0.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.8% ±3.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.2% ±3.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$144,500 ±$8,991	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,032 ±$114	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±3	1992 ±1	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	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	35,344 ±601	95.2% ±1.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	796 ±353	2.1% ±1.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	56 to 996	0.2% to 2.7%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10 to 436	< 0.1% to 1.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	95 to 309	0.3% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	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	Texas	United States
Born in the state	21,565 ±1,180	58.1% ±3.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,234 ±707	8.7% ±1.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	165 to 507	0.4% to 1.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,988 ±1,114	32.3% ±3.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,900 ±807	18.6% ±2.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,088 ±709	13.7% ±1.9	10.2% ±0.1	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 Texas

96th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Socorro city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hurst city	39,861 ±41
Duncanville city	39,683 ±60
Midlothian city	39,356 ±50
Copperas Cove city	37,947 ±251
Prosper town	37,869 ±32
Socorro city	37,123 ±42
La Porte city	36,730 ±37
Farmers Branch city	36,645 ±55
Mission Bend CDP	36,586 ±2,525
San Juan city	36,149 ±28
Texarkana city	35,992 ±41

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Socorro city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 6 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 7 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 17 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 28 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 155 Places in Texas by median age

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