Is Socorro, TX growing?

Socorro, TX had an estimated 37,123 (±42) residents in 2020–2024, against 33,778 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +9.9%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 9,942 to 12,052 homes (+21.2%), a measurable increase.

9.6% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
37,123 (±42)
Amount of change
+9.9%
Homes change
+21.2%
Built 2020 or later
9.6%

Residents and homes in Socorro, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents33,778 (±40)37,123 (±42)+9.9%Measurable increase
Housing units9,942 (±346)12,052 (±470)+21.2%Measurable increase
Households that rent25.6% (±3.6 points)18.2% (±3.1 points)−7.4 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Median gross rent$726 (±$65)$1,032 (±$114)+42.1%Up after inflation
Median home value$93,200 (±$4,492)$144,500 (±$8,991)+55.0%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Socorro against El Paso County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Socorro+9.9%Measurable increase+21.2%
El Paso County+4.2%Measurable increase+9.3%
Texas+6.8%Measurable increase+10.9%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Socorro

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtSocorroEl Paso CountyTexasUnited States
2020 or later9.6% (±2.5 points)2.4%4.0%2.0%
2010 to 201917.8% (±3.2 points)16.7%17.4%9.4%
2000 to 200922.6% (±3.2 points)15.1%17.9%13.6%

27.4% of the homes in Socorro were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 32.4 years.

Growth in places near Socorro

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Socorro—37,123+9.9%Measurable increase
Sparks2.6 mi4,134+0.7%Not a measurable change
Clint3.7 mi1,258+89.5%Measurable increase
San Elizario4.2 mi10,116+10.8%Measurable increase
Horizon City4.8 mi23,668+21.6%Measurable increase
Agua Dulce (community)7.2 mi2,697−17.5%Not a measurable change
Fabens11 mi4,818−16.0%Not a measurable change
Homestead Meadows South13 mi6,660−6.1%Not a measurable change
Homestead Meadows North15 mi5,795+13.1%Not a measurable change

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Socorro

Is Socorro growing?

Socorro, TX had an estimated 37,123 residents in 2020–2024 and 33,778 in 2015–2019, a change of +9.9%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Socorro?

The estimated number of housing units went from 9,942 in 2015–2019 to 12,052 in 2020–2024 (+21.2%), a measurable increase.

How much new construction is there in Socorro?

9.6% of homes in Socorro were built in 2020 or later and 17.8% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Socorro city, Texas (place:68636, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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