Socorro is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 8,443 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Socorro is a college town. There are a lot of students in Socorro attending college, and as a result Socorro provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 10.27 minutes getting to work every day.

Socorro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Socorro are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.60% of adults in Socorro having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Socorro in 2022 was $24,929, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,716 for a family of four. However, Socorro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 47.09% 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, Irish, British, and Finnish.

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