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  5. Socorro Family Information
  6. Socorro Education Information
  7. Socorro Business Information
  8. Socorro Public Benefits Information
  9. Socorro Criminal Information
  10. Socorro Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Socorro Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 27,152
  • Land Area (2000): 45.342 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
Socorro Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 27,475 2002 28,360 2005 28,490
2000 28,639 2003 28,399 2006 30,526
2001 27,768 2004 28,613 2007 31,588

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Houses (2000): 7,140
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,749
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 606
Socorro Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 27,549 98.95%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 291 1.05%

Socorro Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Socorro Employment Information Back to top
Socorro Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 9,667 7,870 1,797 18.59% 186
1991 9,825 7,954 1,871 19.05% 191
1992 10,149 8,299 1,850 18.23% 182
1993 10,362 8,599 1,763 17.01% 170
1994 10,527 8,759 1,768 16.79% 168
1995 10,608 8,825 1,783 16.81% 168
1996 10,856 8,841 2,015 18.56% 186
1997 10,866 8,964 1,902 17.50% 175
1998 10,741 8,964 1,777 16.54% 165
1999 10,621 8,996 1,625 15.30% 153
2000 10,029 9,043 987 9.84% 99
2001 10,064 9,001 1,063 10.56% 106
2002 10,465 9,235 1,230 11.75% 118
2003 10,679 9,334 1,346 12.60% 126
2004 10,649 9,485 1,164 10.93% 109
2005 10,680 9,854 826 7.74% 77
2006 11,033 10,164 870 7.88% 79
2007 10,995 10,241 754 6.85% 69
2008 11,110 10,403 707 6.36% 64
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 11,036 10,318 718 6.51% 65
Feb 2008 10,967 10,301 666 6.07% 61
Mar 2008 11,073 10,396 677 6.11% 61
Apr 2008 11,017 10,467 550 4.99% 50
May 2008 11,075 10,453 622 5.62% 56
Jun 2008 11,162 10,407 755 6.76% 68
Jul 2008 11,195 10,409 786 7.02% 70
Aug 2008 11,173 10,404 769 6.88% 69
Sep 2008 11,294 10,475 819 7.25% 73
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Socorro Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,039 20.66%
2. Educational Services 364 7.24%
3. Truck Transportation 339 6.74%
4. Apparel Manufacturing 241 4.79%
5. Repair and Maintenance 237 4.71%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 213 4.23%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 169 3.36%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 143 2.84%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 141 2.80%
10. Public Administration 121 2.41%
11. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 112 2.23%
12. Metal Manufactuing 110 2.19%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 104 2.07%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 99 1.97%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 94 1.87%
16. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 93 1.85%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 87 1.73%
18. Health Care 81 1.61%
19. Other Transportation 78 1.55%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 73 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 685 19.79%
2. Apparel Manufacturing 335 9.68%
3. Health Care 325 9.39%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 205 5.92%
5. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 140 4.05%
6. Public Administration 136 3.93%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 109 3.15%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 106 3.06%
9. Social Assistance 106 3.06%
10. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 92 2.66%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 80 2.31%
12. Department and Other General Stores 79 2.28%
13. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 64 1.85%
14. Private Household Services 64 1.85%
15. Other Direct Selling Estab 56 1.62%
16. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 54 1.56%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 50 1.44%
18. Finance and Insurance 48 1.39%
19. Metal Manufactuing 48 1.39%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 48 1.39%

Socorro Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 490 9.74%
2. Other Production Occupations 345 6.86%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 283 5.63%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 256 5.09%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 216 4.29%
6. Other Construction Trades 211 4.19%
7. Construction Laborers 206 4.10%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 192 3.82%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 187 3.72%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 160 3.18%
11. Carpenters 153 3.04%
12. Other Material Moving Workers 141 2.80%
13. Painters and Paperhangers 137 2.72%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 135 2.68%
15. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 134 2.66%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 125 2.49%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 102 2.03%
18. Other Management Occupations 101 2.01%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 98 1.95%
20. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 71 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 290 8.38%
2. Other Production Occupations 249 7.19%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 179 5.17%
4. Secretaries and Admins 179 5.17%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 178 5.14%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 169 4.88%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 168 4.85%
8. Cashiers 154 4.45%
9. Customer Service Representatives 154 4.45%
10. Other Food Preparation and Servers 139 4.02%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 114 3.29%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 104 3.00%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 86 2.48%
14. Other Management Occupations 76 2.20%
15. Assemblers and Fabricators 75 2.17%
16. Child Care Workers 74 2.14%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 72 2.08%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 72 2.08%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 70 2.02%
20. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 68 1.96%

Socorro Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,855 47.01%
15-35 hours 1,665 8.84%
1-14 hours 392 2.08%
No regular hours 7,925 42.07%

Socorro Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 395 4.82%
5 AM-5:29 AM 199 2.43%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 455 5.55%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,036 12.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,082 13.20%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,685 20.56%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 953 11.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM 569 6.94%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 216 2.64%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 274 3.34%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 115 1.40%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 128 1.56%
Noon-3:59 PM 576 7.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM 511 6.24%

Socorro Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 121 1.48%
5-9 434 5.30%
10-14 841 10.26%
15-19 1,324 16.16%
20-24 1,282 15.65%
25-29 753 9.19%
30-34 1,970 24.04%
35-39 206 2.51%
40-44 413 5.04%
45-59 565 6.90%
60-89 155 1.89%
At least 90 130 1.59%

Socorro Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 1 0.01% 4,754 58.02%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,589 31.60%
45-59 0 0.00% 565 6.90%
At least 60 28 0.34% 257 3.14%

Socorro Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 16 0.19%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,592 19.02%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,342 75.78%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 9 0.11%
Color 4 Box Other 145 1.73%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29 0.35%
Color 6 Box Walked 61 0.73%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 175 2.09%

Socorro Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Socorro Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,923 (27,839 people)
Families (2000): 6,408 (26,829 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,217
People at same address in 1995: 18,608
Socorro Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,045 15.09%
$10,000-$14,999 903 13.04%
$15,000-$19,999 851 12.29%
$20,000-$24,999 795 11.48%
$25,000-$29,999 635 9.17%
$30,000-$34,999 565 8.16%
$35,000-$39,999 467 6.75%
$40,000-$44,999 411 5.94%
$45,000-$49,999 284 4.10%
$50,000-$59,999 405 5.85%
$60,000-$74,999 260 3.76%
$75,000-$99,999 198 2.86%
$100,000-$124,999 49 0.71%
$125,000-$149,999 37 0.53%
$150,000-$199,999 18 0.26%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Socorro Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 480 7.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 999 14.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 66 0.98%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,227 18.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,476 21.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,252 18.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 667 9.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 570 8.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Socorro Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,939 34.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 638 3.67%
Public Assistance 683 3.92%
Retirement 599 3.44%
Self Employment 829 4.76%
Social Security 1,469 8.44%
Supplemental Security 488 2.80%
Wage / Salary 5,703 32.76%
Other 1,058 6.08%

Socorro Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,748 35.23%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,214 64.77%

Socorro Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 425 4.60%
Color 1 Box Married 5,873 63.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,842 30.77%
Color 3 Box Widowed 95 1.03%

Socorro Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 763 7.49%
Color 1 Box Married 5,959 58.51%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,812 27.61%
Color 3 Box Widowed 650 6.38%

Socorro Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Socorro Education Information Back to top
Socorro Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,524 31.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,705 20.92%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,265 24.09%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,024 17.08%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 542 3.06%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 405 2.29%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 243 1.37%

Socorro Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 459 1.69% 20 0.07% 479 1.76%
Kindergarten 624 2.30% 14 0.05% 638 2.35%
Grades 1-4 2,305 8.49% 17 0.06% 2,322 8.55%
Grades 5-8 2,457 9.05% 32 0.12% 2,489 9.17%
Grades 9-12 2,570 9.47% 61 0.22% 2,631 9.69%
Undergrad college 1,268 4.67% 131 0.48% 1,399 5.15%
Graduate or professional school 66 0.24% 0 0.00% 66 0.24%
Total 9,749 35.91% 275 1.01% 10,024 36.92%

Socorro Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Socorro Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $8,860,000
Retail sales (2002): $46,930,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $5,194,000
Socorro Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Socorro Public Benefits Information Back to top
Socorro Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 18,729 67.45%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 9,039 32.55%

Socorro Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Socorro Criminal Information Back to top
Socorro Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.946 0.218 0.000 0.328 1.492 0.364 2.839 14.122 1.165 18.490
2000 1.013 0.070 0.035 0.210 1.327 0.175 3.177 13.024 2.130 18.506
2001 3.889 0.144 0.000 0.324 4.358 0.072 2.953 7.779 1.441 12.244
2002 1.481 0.176 0.000 0.071 1.728 0.106 3.350 8.498 1.410 13.364
2003 1.549 0.282 0.000 0.493 2.324 0.106 2.958 11.374 2.465 16.796
2004 1.957 0.175 0.000 0.384 2.516 0.140 2.656 12.547 2.551 17.754
2005 2.317 0.281 0.000 0.281 2.878 0.351 2.703 13.022 2.001 17.726
2006 2.883 0.131 0.033 0.459 3.505 0.262 4.291 11.695 2.490 18.476
2007 2.469 0.158 0.000 0.823 3.451 0.158 5.097 14.436 1.931 21.464

Socorro Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 7 22
2005 8 22
2006 10 21
2007 10 27

Socorro Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 549
2000 568
2001 461
2002 428

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Socorro Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Socorro Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,163 19.02%
10-19 Years 5,675 20.90%
20-29 Years 4,033 14.85%
30-39 Years 3,658 13.47%
40-49 Years 3,699 13.62%
50-59 Years 2,373 8.74%
60-69 Years 1,523 5.61%
70-79 Years 774 2.85%
80-89 Years 221 0.81%
90+ Years 33 0.12%

Socorro Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,146 48.42%
Color 1 Box Female 14,006 51.58%

Socorro Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 26,183 96.43%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 729 2.68%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 173 0.64%
Color 1 Box African-American 30 0.11%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 26 0.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 8 0.03%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.01%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Socorro Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 618 56.08%
2. German 120 10.89%
3. Irish 87 7.89%
4. Italian 75 6.81%
5. English 52 4.72%
6. French Non-Basque 49 4.45%
7. Iranian 18 1.63%
8. Welsh 18 1.63%
9. West Indian 16 1.45%
10. Scottish 10 0.91%

Socorro Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 23,099 91.65%
2. Only English 2,051 8.14%
3. German 23 0.09%
4. Japanese 17 0.07%
5. French 7 0.03%
6. Korean 6 0.02%

Socorro Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,568 63.10%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 4,506 16.19%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5,766 20.71%

Socorro Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Socorro Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.