Socorro County

  • Total population: 14,764
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 8,619
  • % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 16.7%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 32.8%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: 24%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 2 or below: 55%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 45.8%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 39.3%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 29.9%
  • % of children in poverty: 36.4%