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Dulce, NM

3,218 Population
12.8 square miles 250.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±4.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Española, NM Micro Area: 42 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,897 ±$2,446 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Española, NM Micro Area: $31,887 ±$1,501
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$39,773 ±$7,015 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Española, NM Micro Area: $57,155 ±$4,325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.1% ±11.3% (708  ±374) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 18.2% † 7,263 (±2.2% / ±867)
  • 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)

10 minutes ±1.9 (13,385  ±3,788) Mean travel time to work
  • about one-third of the figure in the Española, NM Micro Area: 30.1 427,415 (±2.2 / ±39,394)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,236 ±177 Number of households
  • the Española, NM Micro Area: 15,647 ±468
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.5 (3,209  ±402) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Española, NM Micro Area: 2.5 39,691 (±0.1 / ±55)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,381 ±190 Number of housing units
  • the Española, NM Micro Area: 19,862 ±59
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$53,300 ±$16,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-fifth of the amount in the Española, NM Micro Area: $243,700 ±$17,840
  • about one-fifth of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • less than a fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.4% ±1.6% (45  ±51.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 4.4% † 1,738 (±1.1% / ±418.4)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.9% ±6.8% (2,024  ±297.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 87.7% 24,381 (±3.8% / ±1,067.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.4% ±4.3% (252  ±99.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 19% † 5,292 (±2% / ±553.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about one-third 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

1.1% ±1.3% (35  ±41) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 6.3% 2,505
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.6% ±2.3% (69  ±61) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Española, NM Micro Area: 5.6% † 1,737 (±1% / ±309)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
69 Total veterans ±61 69 Male ±61 N/A Female ±14

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