Dulce, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,218
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.7
13.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
22%
43.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$39,773
5.04% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$53,300
8.26% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,447
12% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dulce, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Dulce, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dulce, NM was $53,300, and the homeownership rate was 65.9%.

Most people in Dulce, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10 minutes. The average car ownership in Dulce, NM was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew MexicoRio Arriba County, NMEspañola, NMNorth Central New Mexico PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Dulce, NM is home to a population of 3.22k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.09% of Dulce, NM residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.68k people) in Dulce, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 119 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 116 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Dulce, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dulce, NM was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dulce, NM
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    2.68k ± 411
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
    119 ± 145
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    116 ± 99
8.86%
Hispanic Population
285 people

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.68k people) in Dulce, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 119 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 116 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.86% of the people in Dulce, NM are hispanic (285 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dulce, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.09%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
35 people
1.11%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
31 people

As of 2024, 1.09% of Dulce, NM residents (35 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dulce, NM was 1.11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
69 ± 64

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Economy

The economy of Dulce, NM employs 1.45k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dulce, NM were Public Administration (562 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (275 people), and Retail Trade (127 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($80,795), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,463), and Public Administration ($37,554).

Employment

Occupations

1.45k
2024 Value
± 279
12%
1 Year growth
± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dulce, NM grew at a rate of 12%, from 1.29k employees to 1.45k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dulce, NM, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (231 people), Management Occupations (213 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (150 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dulce, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.45k
2024 Value
± 279
12%
1 Year growth
± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dulce, NM grew at a rate of 12%, from 1.29k employees to 1.45k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dulce, NM, are Public Administration (562 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (275 people), and Retail Trade (127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dulce, NM, though some of these residents may live in Dulce, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$34,169
Median earning men ± $1,582
$27,047
Median earning women ± $3,852

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($38,297) and Retail Trade ($4,149).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,571), Public Administration ($32,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($24,183).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dulce, NM was $53,300 in 2024, which is 0.16 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $58,100 to $53,300, a 8.26% decrease. The homeownership rate in Dulce, NM is 65.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dulce, NM have an average commute time of 10 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dulce, NM is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$53,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,468
$814
Median Property Taxes
±$170

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dulce, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dulce, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

65.9%
Homeownership
2024
72.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.9% of the housing units in Dulce, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$39,773
Median Household Income
± $7,015
1.24k
Number of Households
± 253

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Dulce, NM declined from $39,773 from the previous year's value of $41,886.

The following chart displays the households in Dulce, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dulce, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.3%)
  2. Carpooled (12.3%)
  3. Walked (5.43%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Dulce, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who walked to work (5.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

10 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dulce, NM have a shorter commute time (10 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Dulce, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dulce, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dulce, NM have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dulce, NM (708 out of 3.21k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dulce, NM is Native American, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.1% of the population of Dulce, NM has health coverage, with 50.3% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 28.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.91%
Uninsured
50.3%
Employer Coverage
14%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
14.4%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dulce, NM grew by 25.3% from 6.31% to 7.91%.

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