Socorro, New Mexico demographics

Socorro, NM demographics: median age 29.6; 25.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Socorro city, New Mexico · Incorporated city · GEOID 3573540. The survey estimates a population of 8,481 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Socorro is 29.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.6 years. There are 2,289 households (±295). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.6 ±3.6	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Under 18	1,860 ±909	21.9% ±10.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,831 ±596	33.4% ±7.0 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	2,284 ±459	26.9% ±5.4 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,506 ±257	17.8% ±3.0 pp	19.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Male	4,548 ±651	53.6% ±7.7 pp	49.7%	49.5%
Female	3,933 ±653	46.4% ±7.7 pp	50.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
White alone	2,917 ±427	34.4% ±5.0 pp	47.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	54 ±57 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,201 ±692 · low precision	14.2% ±8.2 pp · low precision	9.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	269 ±83	3.2% ±1.0 pp	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	991 ±399	11.7% ±4.7 pp	13.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,049 ±767	36.0% ±9.0 pp	25.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,402 ±406	51.9% ±4.8 pp	51.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,079 ±403	48.1% ±4.8 pp	48.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,289
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Married-couple family	594 ±159	26.0% ±6.1 pp	40.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	156 ±87 · low precision	6.8% ±3.7 pp · low precision	6.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	451 ±187	19.7% ±7.8 pp	13.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	889 ±232	38.8% ±8.8 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	199 ±108 · low precision	8.7% ±4.6 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,289
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Households with people under 18	537 ±218	23.5% ±9.0 pp	27.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,752 ±280	76.5% ±7.2 pp	72.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,289
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	889 ±232	38.8% ±8.8 pp	32.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	854 ±225	37.3% ±8.6 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	310 ±130	13.5% ±5.4 pp	13.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	162 ±58	7.1% ±2.4 pp	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	56 ±52 · low precision	2.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	18 ±28 · low precision	0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Native	7,981 ±134	94.1% ±1.6 pp	90.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	500 ±136	5.9% ±1.6 pp	9.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
English only	5,385 ±789	64.7% ±9.4 pp	68.7%	77.7%
Spanish	1,899 ±336	22.8% ±4.0 pp	24.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	200 ±78	2.4% ±0.9 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	47 ±53 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	6 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	44 ±72 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	13 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	14 ±16 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	690 ±730 · low precision	8.3% ±8.8 pp · low precision	4.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,735
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	854 ±296	18.0% ±6.1 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,567 ±380	33.1% ±7.5 pp	25.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	884 ±226	18.7% ±4.5 pp	22.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	242 ±116	5.1% ±2.4 pp	9.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	592 ±296	12.5% ±6.2 pp	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	596 ±177	12.6% ±3.6 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,464
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Mexico	U.S.
Same house	6,497 ±789	76.8% ±9.3 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	496 ±216	5.9% ±2.6 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	865 ±613 · low precision	10.2% ±7.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	589 ±720 · low precision	7.0% ±8.5 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.7% of Socorro residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in New Mexico and 8.4% nationally. 64.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Socorro	New Mexico	U.S.	Compared with New Mexico
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±2.5 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	64.6% ±7.5 pp	86.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±1.8 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Socorro . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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