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Dulce, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Dulce is a Census CDP of 3,218 people across 12.83 square miles of land, in Rio Arriba County. Median household income is $39,773, 65.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dulce
What Dulce is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.83 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land251
- County holding the largest share of its areaRio Arriba County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dulce
How many people live in Dulce
- Population3,218
- Median age37.7
- Population under 18571 plus or minus 174
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over554 plus or minus 163
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households1,236
- Family households613 plus or minus 142
- Share of households that are families49.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dulce
Income and work in Dulce
- Median household income$39,773
- Per capita income$22,897
- Civilian labor force1,537
- Employed1,447
- Unemployed90 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over2,203
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dulce
Housing in Dulce
- Housing units1,381
- Occupied units1,236
- Vacant units145 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied814
- Renter occupied422 plus or minus 141
- Ownership rate65.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$53,300 plus or minus $16,468
- Median gross rent, monthly$550 plus or minus $255
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Single family units781
- Share single family56.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more232 plus or minus 110
- Share in buildings of two or more16.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes368 plus or minus 127
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dulce
How Dulce gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,339 plus or minus 268
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,044 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting under 15 minutes78.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more104 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio Arriba County, not Dulce
Rio Arriba County context, not Dulce figures
- Establishments in Rio Arriba County541
- Covered employment, Rio Arriba County9,291
- Average annual pay, Rio Arriba County$48,908
Every figure in this section is published for Rio Arriba County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dulce.
All Rio Arriba County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dulce questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dulce, New Mexico?
3,218, in 1,236 households. Dulce CDP covers 12.83 square miles of land, which is 251 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dulce in?
Rio Arriba County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dulce?
$39,773. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $53,300. Median gross rent is $550 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Dulce figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rio Arriba County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dulce.
Is zoning published for Dulce?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.