Socorro County, New Mexico

Socorro County has a population of 16,200 and has shrunk 4.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $137,500, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $36,570.

Home price
$137,500
Income
$36,570
Population
16,200
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$137,500county
Median gross rent$691county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile39.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$36,570county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate33.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home18.0%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force40.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.0%county
Share of workers employed by government31.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.8%county
Economic output per resident$41,120county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service64 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2690218county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths209.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.3%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment1845county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible98.6%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,200county
Land area in square miles6,646county
People per square mile of land2.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store42.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract61.8%county
Population change since 2020-4.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person39.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages33.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents187county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in376county
Households that moved away444county
Average income of arriving households$39,112county
Average income of departing households$47,822county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,995(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation9.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing109 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days171 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use574 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.0%county
Homes heated by propane27.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood19.8%county
Households with broadband63.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk72.4county
Landslide risk38.5county
Hail risk83.9county
Earthquake risk76.0county
Tornado risk7.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk27.6county
Winter weather risk62.9county
Strong wind risk8.8county
Wildfire risk87.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Socorro County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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