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Belen Consolidated Schools, NM

28,976 Population
1,082.9 square miles 26.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Socorro County: 40.3 ±3.2
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,627 ±$2,852 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Socorro County: $26,858 † ±$7,139
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,088 ±$6,559 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Socorro County: $36,570 † ±$11,077
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.1% ±3.4% (6,283  ±1,025) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Socorro County: 33.2% † 5,101 (±7.2% / ±1,111)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.8 minutes ±0.1 (243,050  ±27,172) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Socorro County: 16.2 † 66,210 (±2 / ±14,591)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,381 ±588 Number of households
  • Socorro County: 5,269 ±288
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.2 (28,737  ±1,530) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Socorro County: 2.9 15,465 (±0.2 / ±30)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.1% ±3.9% (616  ±245) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Socorro County: 6% † 174 (±3.5% / ±105)
  • nearly double the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,333 ±616 Number of housing units
  • Socorro County: 7,693 ±19
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$186,800 ±$21,715 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Socorro County: $137,500 † ±$30,619
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±1.8% (2,124  ±510.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Socorro County: 14.5% † 2,326 (±6.3% / ±1,004)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86% ±4.2% (17,080  ±1,155) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Socorro County: 85.3% 8,612 (±7.1% / ±819.1)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.5% ±2.8% (4,074  ±595) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Socorro County: 19% † 1,915 (±3.6% / ±372)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.7% ±2.1% (2,228  ±624) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Socorro County: 4.2% 684
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.6% ±2% (2,184  ±457) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Socorro County: 7.1% † 865 (±2% / ±243)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,184 Total veterans ±457 2,035 Male ±436 149 Female ±93

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