Dulce, NM (New Mexico) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,629 (all nonfarm))

Dulce, New Mexico Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 902 (781 occupied: 532 owner occupied, 249 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	30%

Housing density: 70 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $230,473.

Median contract rent in 2007: $231 (lower quartile is $152, upper quartile is $353)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $153

Median gross rent in Dulce, NM in 2007: $357

Housing units in Dulce with a mortgage: 51 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 293

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,942 (it was $39,800 in 2000)

Dulce:	$72,942
New Mexico:	$155,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,448 - $134,649

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $107,932
Here: $107,932
State: $230,092

Townhouses or other attached units: $222,878
Here: $222,878
State: $217,226

In 2-unit structures: $25,553
Here: $25,553
State: $213,438

Mobile homes: $37,216
Here: $37,216
State: $56,348

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $42,007

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,610

In family households: 2,399 (275 male householders, 318 female householders)
288 spouses, 1,189 children (1,172 natural, 10 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 113 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 65 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 211 (101 male householders (87 living alone)), 80 female householders (65 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 134 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 152 1-person, 27 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

454 married couples with children.
434 single-parent households (98 men, 336 women).

64.9% of residents of Dulce speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
30.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11 (0.4%)
(45.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dulce, New Mexico:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 89 5 rooms: 207 6 rooms: 94 7 rooms: 52 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dulce, New Mexico:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 46 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 137
1990 to 1994: 92
1980 to 1989: 167
1970 to 1979: 196
1960 to 1969: 128
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 48

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dulce:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 72 2 bedrooms: 75 3 bedrooms: 306 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dulce:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 101 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dulce in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 171 2 vehicles: 173 3 vehicles: 81 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Dulce in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 118 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dulce, NM:

Less than $10,000: 24
$10,000 to $14,999: 12
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 22
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 44
$60,000 to $69,999: 29
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 34
$90,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 33
$125,000 to $149,999: 48
$150,000 to $174,999: 24
$175,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 to $249,999: 19
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Dulce rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dulce:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 34
$200 to $249: 32
$250 to $299: 24
$300 to $349: 20
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 1 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 0

Dulce, NM Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.1%
Number of people working at home: 4 (0.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 318
5 to 9 minutes: 328
10 to 14 minutes: 106
15 to 19 minutes: 15
20 to 24 minutes: 15
25 to 29 minutes: 5
30 to 34 minutes: 9
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 3
45 to 59 minutes: 7
60 to 89 minutes: 24
90 or more minutes: 4

Dulce mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 636 (76%)
Carpooled: 120 (14%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Walked: 59 (7%)
Other means: 17 (2%)
Worked at home: 4 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 155
$10,000 to $14,999: 52
$15,000 to $19,999: 69
$20,000 to $24,999: 87
$25,000 to $29,999: 64
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 53
$40,000 to $44,999: 39
$45,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 65
$60,000 to $74,999: 60
$75,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2359

Irish: 14

German: 9

Italian: 5

French (except Basque): 5

United States or American: 5

Moroccan: 4

Dutch: 4

Arab:: 4

French Canadian: 4

Scotch-Irish: 3

Scottish: 3

Canadian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Cuba (27%)
Honduras (27%)
Other Northern Africa (18%)
Mexico (18%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2302
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 49
South: 54
West: 203

72% of Dulce residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New Mexico.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 215
Less than 1 year of college: 30
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 108
Associate degree: 23
Bachelor's degree: 46
Master's degree: 41
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 20
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 259
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 132
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 50
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $52,440
Black householders: $35,430
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,808
Asian householders: $15,657
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $24,261
Some other race householders: $52,977
Two or more races householders: $32,622
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,135

Dulce household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dulce household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Dulce household income for Some other race householders

Dulce household income for Two or more races householders

Dulce household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dulce marital status for males

Dulce marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,769
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $79,835
Some other race householders: $121,231
Hispanic or Latino householders: $68,993

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 559
One, attached: 26
Two: 38
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 12
Mobile homes: 257
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,794

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dulce:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (6%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56

Here:	10.3%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	5.6%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	16.2%
New Mexico:	11.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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