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

Anyway, these protests are, in this way, now expanding beyond a critique of just the educational system to broad socioeconomic issues. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Two propositions aimed at easing housing costs for renters and would-be homeowners in California easily passed Tuesday night, making clear that voters across the socioeconomic spectrum support any way to lower sky-high housing prices. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Sang-woo is also married to Ye-ji, who’s taken an interest in these two people from the other side of the socioeconomic tracks. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

These differences are most pronounced in rural states and the Southeast, a region of the country that has historically had health disparities across racial and socioeconomic differences. — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 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