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87528

Dulce, NM · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,756
Median household income
$41,679
People below poverty
20.8%
Median home value
$56,100

Income

The median income of households in 87528 was $41,679. An estimated 7.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $24,999 11.1
$25,000 to $34,999 15.5
$35,000 to $49,999 20.2
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 3.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.3
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 37962
Female 32679

An estimated 80% of households received earnings. An estimated 23.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,112. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80
Social Security 23.3
Retirement income 14
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 3.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.8

In 2020-2024, 23 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 53.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 48.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 87528 in 2020-2024, 92.6% had health insurance coverage and 7.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75.5% and public coverage was 40.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 87528 had a total population of 3,756 - 1,890 (50.3%) females and 1,866 (49.7%) males. The median age was 37.2 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 87528 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 116 74
5 to 9 128 77
10 to 14 79 110
15 to 19 163 191
20 to 24 148 134
25 to 29 83 144
30 to 34 204 136
35 to 39 105 125
40 to 44 189 97
45 to 49 65 88
50 to 54 102 80
55 to 59 149 167
60 to 64 95 135
65 to 69 127 155
70 to 74 47 65
75 to 79 66 0
80 to 84 0 42
85 and over 0 70

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 1.3% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.8% of the people in 87528 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 1.2% of the people in 87528 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,368 households in 87528. The average household size was 2.74 people.

Married-couple households made up 24.2% of the households in 87528 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.4% of all households, while 30.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 42.1% of all households.

In 87528, 24.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 24.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.3% of males and 31.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.7 45.7
Now married, except separated 28.3 31.6
Separated 0 0
Widowed 1 6.2
Divorced 16.1 16.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 87528, 192 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 87528 were U.S. natives. 89.6% of the 87528 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 87528 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 87528 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 87528.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 28.6
Asia 71.4
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 87528 in 2020-2024, 15.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.2% of people at least five years old; 1.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 12.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 98.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 87528 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 98.2
Different house, same county 1.3
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 87528 was 732 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 64 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 542. College or graduate school enrollment was 126.

Educational Attainment of People in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.9
High school diploma or equivalency 54.3
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 4.1
Bachelor's degree 5.6
Graduate or professional degree 6.4

Disability

In 87528, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.7% of people under 18 years old, to 14.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 87528, 51.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 27% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 70.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 430 27
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,131 70.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 34 2.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 87528 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.3
Construction 6.6
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.6
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 38.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 87528 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 585 36.7
Service occupations 504 31.6
Sales and office occupations 207 13
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 163 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 136 8.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.2% of 87528 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 10 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.9
Other means 0
Worked from home 2.7

In 2020-2024, 87528 had a total of 1,574 housing units. Of these housing units, 57% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 15.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 27.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 57
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.8
Mobile homes 27.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 87528 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 61.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 87528 had 1,368 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 206 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.2% while renters occupied 35.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.81 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.59.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.3% and another 24.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 87528:

House Heating Fuel Used in 87528 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 92.1
Electricity 4.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 87528 was $56,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 18.5 % had a mortgage. 81.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $741 and for owners without a mortgage it was $140.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 87528 was $472. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.