Socorro County, NM

Welcome to Socorro County.

Socorro County is the second largest county in terms of the geographic area of coverage in New Mexico, representing 5% of the state's total size.

Total GDP for the county increased 21%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $594 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Socorro County voted for Democratic candidates every time and never voted for Republicans.

The largest city in the county is Socorro.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	48.26%	46.48%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	51.27%	47.08%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	59.48%	38.4%	++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	56.42%	37.84%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	48.24%	38.09%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	51.98%	45.46%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	21%

Government Enterprises	43%	18%
Private Industries	57%	24%
Agriculture	8%	23%
Mining	2%	60%
Utilities	1%	0%
Construction	1%	19%
Manufacturing	2%	4%
– Durable	2%	0%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	5%	35%
Transportation	2%	114%
Information	1%	4%
Finance & Insurance	2%	32%
Real Estate	10%	0%
Professional & Business Services	8%	15%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	<1%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	4%	0%
Other Services²	2%	9%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	3	1
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care
⛽ Gasoline Stations	11	3
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	6	2
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	15	3
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	9	2
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	7	2
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	18%	$195,600	N/A
Top 20%	51%	$136,800	$145,800
Next highest 20%	24%	$65,300	$89,400
Middle 20%	14%	$37,000	$51,300
Second lowest 20%	8%	$21,300	$26,500
Bottom 20%	4%	Below $10,000	$15,800
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		40%	$56,800
Self-Employment		14%	$17,700
Investment Income¹		23%	$10,400
Social Security		56%	$22,100
Supplemental Security		7%	$10,600
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		35%	$30,300
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	3%	17%	13%
$25K – $49K	2%	4%	8%	8%
$50K – $99K	<1%	8%	9%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	6%	5%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	<1%	1%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$21,500	$25,400
African-American
Hispanic	$25,300
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool
Highschool & GED	$23,100	$12,300
Some College to Associate’s	$25,100	$27,700
College/Bachelor’s Degree		$23,700
Graduate Degree

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$26,400	$53,400
STEM²	$37,500	$77,300
Gray-Collar³	$54,300
Pink-Collar⁴		$16,000
Sales⁵	$26,600	$14,300
Blue-Collar⁶	$26,200	$22,800
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	++
Drought	++++	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	++	$
Heat Waves
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+
Landslide	+++	$
Lightning	++	$
Riverine Flooding	+++	$$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	++	$
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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