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Language Spoken At Home in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,654 | 100% |
English only | 9,536 | 57.3% |
Language other than English | 7,118 | 42.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,235 | 13.4% |
Spanish | 5,319 | 31.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,248 | 7.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 149 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 110 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 1,540 | 9.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 909 | 5.5% |
Ancestry in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,843 | 100% |
American | 1,831 | 10.3% |
Arab | 6 | 0.0% |
Czech | 33 | 0.2% |
Danish | 124 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 148 | 0.8% |
English | 1,045 | 5.9% |
French (except Basque) | 296 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 24 | 0.1% |
German | 1,290 | 7.2% |
Greek | 7 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.1% |
Irish | 807 | 4.5% |
Italian | 294 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 51 | 0.3% |
Polish | 125 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.2% |
Russian | 16 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 271 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 243 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 29 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 70 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 54 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 18 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 57 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 50 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,474 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,433 | 62.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,118 | 20.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,363 | 43.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 641 | 11.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 284 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 114 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 786 | 14.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 363 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 2,041 | 37.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,823 | 33.3% |
65 years and over | 668 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,368 | 25.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,760 | 32.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,279 | 100% |
Householder | 5,474 | 31.7% |
Spouse | 2,308 | 13.4% |
Child | 6,242 | 36.1% |
Other relatives | 1,990 | 11.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,265 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 229 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,168 | 100% |
Never married | 3,156 | 44.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,687 | 37.5% |
Separated | 128 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 328 | 4.6% |
Divorced | 869 | 12.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,035 | 100% |
Never married | 2,752 | 39.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,479 | 35.2% |
Separated | 247 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 687 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 870 | 12.4% |
Fertility in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 137 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 91 | 66.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 465 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 291 | 62.6% |
Less than 1 year | 6 | 1.3% |
1 or 2 years | 61 | 13.1% |
3 or 4 years | 20 | 4.3% |
5 or more years | 204 | 43.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 291 | 100% |
Who are female | 181 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 183 | 62.9% |
School Enrollment in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,547 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 298 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 223 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,029 | 36.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,198 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,799 | 32.4% |
Educational Attainment in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,070 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,056 | 9.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,213 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,552 | 32.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,433 | 22.0% |
Associate's degree | 565 | 5.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,210 | 10.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,041 | 9.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.3% |
Veteran Status in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,411 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,395 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,733 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,337 | 24.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,418 | 100% |
With a disability | 394 | 8.9% |
18 to 64 years | 10,853 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,572 | 23.7% |
65 years and over | 2,462 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,371 | 55.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,607 | 100% |
Same house | 16,243 | 92.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,299 | 7.4% |
Same county | 625 | 3.5% |
Different county | 674 | 3.8% |
Same state | 416 | 2.4% |
Different state | 258 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 65 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,843 | 100% |
Native | 16,845 | 94.4% |
Born in United States | 16,703 | 93.6% |
State of residence | 12,097 | 67.8% |
Different state | 4,606 | 25.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 142 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 998 | 5.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 998 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 234 | 23.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 764 | 76.6% |
Year of Entry in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,140 | 100% |
Native | 142 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 142 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 998 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 978 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Socorro County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 998 | 100% |
Europe | 95 | 9.5% |
Asia | 102 | 10.2% |
Africa | 14 | 1.4% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 740 | 74.1% |
Northern America | 38 | 3.8% |