Socorro is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Socorro enrolled in college, Socorro has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 11.48 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Socorro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Socorro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.97% of adults in Socorro have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Socorro in 2022 was $26,305, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,220 for a family of four. However, Socorro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Socorro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Socorro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Socorro, accounting for 51.42% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Socorro residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Socorro include German, English, Irish, British, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Socorro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
