socioeconomic
adjective
so·cio·eco·nom·ic
ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 
-ˌē-kə-,
ˌsō-shē-
variants
or socio-economic
: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence
Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.
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The looks-maxxers have stumbled into a similar set of psychological conditions by dint of socioeconomic circumstances and social media.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission uses the census data in a variety of ways, including creating a 20-year long-range plan, which is updated every 4 years, to establish a socioeconomic forecast, said Tom Vander Woude, the commission’s director of transportation.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The current xenophobia is a product of the socioeconomic crisis of this decade, and of the fear, among the dominant economic and cultural groups, of mass unrest or even revolution.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In a 2021 study, intergenerational income persistence — a measure of how the socioeconomic well-being of parents influenced those of their children — in China was found to have increased since 1979, particularly among China’s urban population.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission uses the census data in a variety of ways, including creating a 20-year long-range plan, which is updated every 4 years, to establish a socioeconomic forecast, said Tom Vander Woude, the commission’s director of transportation.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The current xenophobia is a product of the socioeconomic crisis of this decade, and of the fear, among the dominant economic and cultural groups, of mass unrest or even revolution.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In a 2021 study, intergenerational income persistence — a measure of how the socioeconomic well-being of parents influenced those of their children — in China was found to have increased since 1979, particularly among China’s urban population.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for socioeconomic
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“Socioeconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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