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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-SOCORRO-TX · Socorro, TX 36,237 pop · income 23rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Socorro
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Socorro on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Texarkana · lowest
49,240
Texarkana · lowest
49,240 median HH income
28.9% of the leader · rank #1
Socorro · this city
52,100
Socorro · this city
52,100 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #2
Daniels · near
52,100
Daniels · near
52,100 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #3
Yuma · near
52,102
Yuma · near
52,102 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #4
Cassville · near
52,102
Cassville · near
52,102 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #5
Maiden · near
52,102
Maiden · near
52,102 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #6
Commack · highest
170,375
Commack · highest
170,375 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Socorro on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 36,237.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Socorro - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Socorro places in the 23rd percentile for household income and the 66th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
23rd
percentile, household income
21st
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
66th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Socorro, TX
36,237 people live in Socorro, Texas - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Socorro brings in $52,100 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 19.3%. Socorro's housing stock carries a median value of $131,200, and the median resident age is 34.4 years. 10.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 58.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 114 residential building permits were authorized in Socorro (Construction Slowdown), down 77% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Socorro reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 953.9 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,149 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Socorro's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to schools and households to housing and income to population change to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Socorro, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Socorro?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Farmers Branch (36,254 residents, $87,702 income); La Porte (36,077 residents, $81,801 income); Texarkana (36,039 residents, $49,240 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Douglasville, GA (36,284 residents); Woodstock, GA (36,297 residents); Upper Arlington, OH (36,319 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the journey to work look like in Socorro?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 77.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 10.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
How far does income reach against housing in Socorro?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 19.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Socorro growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4,160 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +12.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 114 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+12.0%
2025 estimate
38,787
2020 estimate
34,627
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Socorro?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 953.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 58% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
812.2
Violent rate
141.7
Total reported rate
953.9
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime C+
142 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$52,100
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
19.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
10.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Socorro profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 60/100 (C+) · 142 /100k
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 23/100 (F) · $52,100
Poverty rate: 15/100 (F) · 19.3%
Bachelor's+ share: 7/100 (F) · 10.3%
Where Socorro sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Socorro's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Socorro highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Socorro, TX (this city): home $131,200, crime 954/100k
Douglasville, GA : home $313,500, crime 5,168/100k
Woodstock, GA : home $387,300, crime 1,081/100k
Upper Arlington, OH : home $568,200, crime 827/100k
Dunedin, FL : home $341,700, crime 1,003/100k
Farmers Branch, TX : home $322,000, crime 2,749/100k
La Porte, TX : home $217,100, crime 1,131/100k
Texarkana, TX : home $159,700, crime 2,892/100k
San Juan, TX : home $118,200, crime 1,573/100k
Copperas Cove, TX : home $167,900, crime 1,674/100k
Midlothian, TX : home $369,400, crime 1,078/100k
How does Socorro compare to other US cities?
Where Socorro sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income23% higher than other cities
Home value21% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety66% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Socorro ranks #217 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Socorro against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Socorro near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Socorro ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Socorro only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,072 of 1,520
29th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#908 of 1,505
40th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#345 of 1,663
79th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,243 of 1,663
25th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
23rd percentile nationally for median household income · 66th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Socorro's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Socorro's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Socorro's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$131,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 79% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Socorro's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,102 of 15,516
More affordable than 74% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#369 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.5×, Socorro sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,102 of 15,516 and #369 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$52,100Socorro, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Socorro, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Socorro, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)10.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)19.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
36,237
Median Income
$52,100
Median Home Value
$131,200
Median Age
34.4
Poverty Rate
19.3%
Labor force participation
58.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
953.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
141.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
812.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Socorro's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
34,627 residents
2021
36,148 residents
2022
37,741 residents
2023
38,292 residents
2024
38,742 residents
2025
38,787 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
114
housing units authorized
Single-Family
114
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
488
316
172
$84.6M
2020
581
541
40
$131.5M
2021
597
535
62
$133.2M
2022
192
192
0
$41.9M
2023
152
152
0
$33.0M
2024
114
114
0
$26.1M
Permit volume decreased 77% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
77.1%
Carpool
15.9%
Public Transit
0.9%
Walk
0.1%
Work from Home
5.5%
Based on 15,231 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Socorro. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Socorro is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Socorro sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Socorro compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.