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Socorro Facts
Socorro County, with 6,626 square miles, ranks third in size among the state's counties. A variety of vegetative types are found in the county, such as ponderosa pine and Douglas fir in the west, piņon-juniper in the northwest and east, and mesquite and creosote bush following the Rio Grande Valley. Irrigated lands are found in the Rio Grande Valley and some grassland appears among the other vegetation.
Population (year 2000): 8,877, Est. population in July 2004: 8,724 (-1.7% change)
Males: 4,581 (51.6%), Females: 4,296 (48.4%)
Elevation: 4605 feet
County: Socorro
Land area: 14.4 square miles
Zip code: 87801
Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $22,530 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,400 (year 2000)
Races in Socorro:
Hispanic (54.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (38.5%)
Other race (23.2%)
Two or more races (4.8%)
American Indian (4.1%)
Chinese (0.8%)
Black (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.4%), Irish (6.7%), United States (6.2%), English (5.5%), Italian (2.4%), Polish (1.7%).
For population 25 years and over in Socorro
High school or higher: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Socorro city
Never married: 36.7%
Now married: 42.9%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 12.9%
7.6% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 1.5% Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +663 (+8.1%).
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