Dulce vs EspaÃ±ola

A side-by-side comparison of Dulce and EspaÃ±ola: population, income, housing, and more.

Dulce and EspaÃ±ola are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

EspaÃ±ola has the higher population (10,472 vs 2,782 in Dulce). EspaÃ±ola has the higher median household income ($47,664 vs $41,886 in Dulce). EspaÃ±ola has the higher median home value ($205,100 vs $58,100 in Dulce).

Population, income & housing

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
Population	2,782	10,472
Median age	43.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,886	$47,664
Median home value	$58,100	$205,100
Median gross rent	$552	$832
Housing units	1,194	4,881
Homeownership rate	62.6%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
Population	2,750 → 2,782 (+1.2%)	10,102 → 10,472 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$42,768 → $41,886 (-2.1%)	$34,368 → $47,664 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $58,100 (-40.2%)	$160,100 → $205,100 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $552 (+11.7%)	$665 → $832 (+25.1%)

Dulce

Population

2,7502,782

Median household income

$42,768$41,886

Median home value

$97,100$58,100

Median gross rent

$494$552

EspaÃ±ola

Population

10,10210,472

Median household income

$34,368$47,664

Median home value

$160,100$205,100

Median gross rent

$665$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
Under 5	2.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	14.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.1%
75 and over	5.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
White (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	10.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82.8%	3.3%
Asian	0.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	81.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
No high school diploma	9.9%	18.5%
High school graduate	44.3%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
Drove alone	82.9%	85.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
1-unit, detached	55.0%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	36.2%

Poverty & households

	Dulce	EspaÃ±ola
Poverty rate	15.3%	18.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	8	30
Median year structure built	1988	1978