Texas · Census place 68636
Socorro city, TX
Quick answer
Socorro city has 36,237 residents, ranking #97 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $52,100, the median home is worth $131,200 and median gross rent runs $1,036 a month.
- Population
- 36,237Socorro city residents
- Median household income
- $52,100Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $131,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,036Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Socorro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Socorro city median would spend about 23.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 79.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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