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

socioeconomically

ˌsō-sē-ō-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

-ˌē-kə-, 

ˌsō-shē-

adverb

or socio-economically

Examples of socioeconomic in a Sentence

Their socioeconomic backgrounds are very different.

Recent Examples on the Web

The report also found that children benefit from attending school with peers who come from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, and observed the most positive effects of diversity in children from low-income and minoritized families. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Half the formula analyzed test scores alone, while the other took students’ socioeconomic backgrounds into account. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Lee’s latest work uses the production of a fictional documentary to explore class divides, following two families from different ends of the socioeconomic spectrum who gradually begin to covet each other’s lives. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

The document outlines the need to address barriers to care women face because of cultural, racial and socioeconomic factors. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for socioeconomic

• macroeconomic
• microeconomic
• adamic
• anomic
• atomic
• islamic
• meramec
• tokamak
• anatomic
• antidromic
• astronomic
• autonomic