Socorro is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 8,348 people and three associated neighborhoods, Socorro is the 25th largest community in New Mexico.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Socorro has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Socorro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Socorro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

One of the benefits of Socorro is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.08 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Socorro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Socorro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.09% of adults in Socorro have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Socorro in 2022 was $21,933, which is low income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,732 for a family of four. However, Socorro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Socorro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.60% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 48.10% 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, British, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Socorro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.