Socorro County, New Mexico
10 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,200
- Median household income
- $36,570
- ±11,077
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 64 of 5,098 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 63.0%
- 3,317 of 5,269 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Socorro | 16,311 (2021) | Po Box I, Socorro | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acequia Madre de la Joya | Drainage | General Delivery, La Joya | — |
| Salado Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 136, Datil | — |
| Socorro Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 103 Francisco de Avando St, Socorro | Website |
| La Joya Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 41, La Joya | — |
| Polvadera Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 178, Lemitar | — |
| San Acacia Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 25, San Acacia | — |
| San Antonio Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 85, San Antonio | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
MAGDALENA
School district3 schools
201 DUGGINS DR, Magdalena, NM, 87825
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SOCORRO
School district6 schools
700 FRANKLIN ST, Socorro, NM, 87801
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Main Street Farmers' Market (Grants)
Rascal Fair/White Oaks Community Market (965 White Oaks Avenue White Oaks)
the Farm Market (Hillsboro)
Belen Farmer's Market (300 North 4th Street (Anna Becker Park) Belen) · Bosque Farms Growers' Market (Bosque Farms)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.